The Unearthing is a 2015 American coming of age drama film directed by Tristan James Jensen and starring Riley Yeary, Angelina Masciopinto, and Kaleb Miller. The film follows a girl named Autumn who moves to Stillwater, Minnesota for the summer. She meets two misfit children, Charlotte and Parker, and together they seek to give a ghost closure.

Cast

  • Riley Yeary as Autumn
  • Angelina Macsiopinto as Charlotte
  • Kaleb Miller as Parker
  • Scott Novotny as Jim
  • Gina Novotny as Gertrude
  • Joe Pasutti as The Warden
  • Sean Pallas as Curator
  • Theresa Larson as Librarian

Production

Production began in the summer of 2013 and the total amount of filming took place in about 25 days.[1] Much of the film was unwritten at the time of filming.[2] The project was made with no budget and everyone working on it volunteered.[3]

Reception

A non-finalized version of the film had screenings in Stillwater in late 2014.[4] The earlier cut of the film was finally completed in the spring of 2015 and was screened at several festivals including Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival,[5] Alhambra Theater Film Festival,[6] Fort Myers Beach Film Festival,[7] Duluth Superior Film Festival,[8] Broke Student International Film Festival,[9] and EDU Film Festival, with the latter two being special exhibitions. The trailer won the Best Student Trailer award at the International Movie Trailer Festival in 2013[10] and the film itself won the Best Student Film award at Fort Myers Beach Film Festival in 2015.[11]

Release

It was announced on social media that a remastered version of the film was being worked on with new cuts, color grade, sound mix, and a new scene.[12] It was released in late March on Amazon Prime and the Steam Store.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Avery, Cropp. "Lights, camera, action … award: Local filmmaker wins top student prize at International Movie Trailer Festival". Stillwater Gazette. ECM Publishers, Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ Bjorlin, Anna (26 September 2014). "'The Unearthing' sees daylight". Stillwater Gazette. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ Geissler, Curt. "The Unearthing, A Stillwater Minnesota movie production". Stillwater Rotary Club. ClubRunner. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The Unearthing Screening Event Page". Discover Stillwater. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Twin Cities Teen Debuts Movie At MSPIFF". CBS Minnesota. April 11, 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Film Schedule 2015". Alhambra Theater Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Fort Myers Beach Festival Films". Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. ^ "DS-FF 2015 Films". Duluth Superior Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ^ "4th Annual Broke Student Film Festival". Brown Paper Tickets.
  10. ^ "Winners of IMTF's 2013 Trailer Contest". International Movie Trailer Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Fort Myers Beach Film Festival 2015 Winners". Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Facebook Post". Facebook. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Amazon Page". Amazon. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Steam Store Page". Steam. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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