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Coming Home in the Dark

James ASHCROFT

New Zealand202193min Asian Premiere

Synopsis

A family’s idyllic outing descends into terror when high school teacher Hoaggie, his wife Jill and stepsons Maika and Jordon go exploring an isolated coastline. But an unexpected meeting with a pair of murderous drifters thrusts the family into a nightmare road trip. At first the family’s terror seems to be born of a random encounter with two sociopaths who seem intent on god only knows what. But as the night drags on Hoaggie and Jill realize that this nightmare has been set in motion 20 years earlier.

Diretor

James ASHCROFT

James Ashcroft is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, Victoria University and has studied with New York’s prestigious theatre company The Wooster Group. In 2016 he was one of 20 filmmaking teams selected to attend the Venice Biennale Cinema College and in 2018 was one of 12 directors/producers selected to attend the Torino Film Festival’s inaugural Up & Coming Programme. From 2007 – 2013 he was the CEO/Artistic Director of multi-award winning Māori Theatre Company Taki Rua Productions. His short films and web series works have screened at multiple festivals.

Credit

Producer
Mike MINOGUE, Catherine FITZGERALD, Desray ARMSTRONG
Screenplay
Eli KENT, James ASHCROFT
Author of the Original Work
Owen MARSHALL
Cinematographer
Matt HENLEY
Editor
Annie COLLINS
Sound
John MCKAY
Music
John GIBSON
Production Design
Kate LOGAN, Philip Gibson
Sales
MPI Media Group