FAM June Film - Ghostlight

Ghostlight

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting before the film. Members are asked to arrive at 6:45 so we can hold the meeting at 7:00. We promise it will be brief and painless!

Directors: Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan

USA / 2024 / M / 1hr 56 mins

Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan’s moving, gently comic collaboration is about the power of live theater to make sense of our offstage dramas and personal narratives. Ghostlight centers on Dan (Keith Kupferer), a melancholic middle-aged construction worker grieving a family tragedy. Cut off from his devoted wife, Sharon (Tara Mallen), and talented but troubled daughter, Daisy (Katherine Mallen Kupferer), Dan finds comfort and community in a misfit company of amateur actors. While moonlighting in a low-rent production of Shakespeare’s most protean tragedy, Dan is forced to confront his buried emotions. Real-life family Kieth, Tara, and Katherine Mallen Kupferer bring tenderness and authenticity to this poignant portrait, while Dolly de Leon — last seen stealing the scene in Triangle of Sadness — is hilarious as Dan’s irascible, improbable co-star. After premiering at Sundance this year, Ghostlight has impressed audiences and critics alike with its touching and gently comic tale of the healing power of art. With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and a high placing on Letterboxd's Top 10 films of the year, this is one you don't want to miss

REVIEWS: 

'One of the year’s best, most satisfying stories' - DIRECTOR'S CLUB

'An emotional, gorgeously told story' - SCREEN RANT

'A stunning fable about the healing power of art' - THE SPOKESMAN

“A heartwarming movie about the benefits of more drama in your life” - THE LISTENER

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raml9gWx684

 Join us for some snacks and wine after the screening.

Doors will open at 6:45pm for a 7:30pm start. 

 Film & Arts Mackay acknowledge the

Yuwibara people, the Traditional Custodians of Mackay, and pay respect to Elders  past, present and emerging.