Directors of Sundance Gem GHOSTLIGHT, Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson, On Catharsis In Storytelling

"Ghostlight" is written by Kelly O’Sullivan and co-directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson and stars Keith Kupferer, Dolly de Leon, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, and Tara Mallen. The film had it's world premiere at Sundance 2024 and was an official selection of SIFF 2024 where Kelly and Alex won the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director and Keith won for Best Performance. Katherine was the forth runner-up for Best Performance and the film was the first runner up for Best Film.
Synopsis: "A tender and heartwarming drama about a construction worker who is pulled into a local production of “Romeo and Juliet,” only to find community and a way to work through his own family troubles. Co-starring Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness)." - SIFF
In this conversation, Thomas Stoneham-Judge talks with the co-directors about their work on the film. Writer Kelly O’Sullivan discussed developing this story and co-director Alex Thompson talks about catharsis and healing in film and filmmaking.
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Music featured in this video include the tracks "With Your Bad Self" by Adrian Crutchfield, licensed through Soundstripe.
Motion animation graphics designed by Thomas Stoneham-Judge.