Unearthed Films is proud to present MORRIS COUNTY.
Award-winning writer/director Matthew Garrett (Beating Hearts) presents a
trilogy of thematically connected stories as gruesome as they are tragic and
heartfelt. In a performance praised by both Fangoria and Rue Morgue, Darcy
Miller is Ellie, a damaged teenage girl harboring a terrible secret. Through
the course of one traumatic day we learn what led this innocent girl down a
path of self-destruction from which there is no return. In The Family Rubin, an
upper middle-class Jewish family struggles to keep up appearances as their
seemingly perfect life begins to crack at the seams. Albie Selznick (Ricochet,
The Young & The Restless) leads an ensemble cast in this shocking and
heartbreaking take on the destruction of the modern American family. Elderly
Iris is laid off in Elmer & Iris, forcing her to join her curmudgeonly
husband in early retirement. When Elmer suddenly dies, Iris decides to keep his
decaying body around out of fear of living - and dying - alone. Pamela Stewart
(Hal Hartley's Trust and Amateur), Erik Fransden (The Colbert Report), and
newcomer Alice Cannon star in this melancholy meditation on loss and the
inescapable prison of old age. "Bolstered by grotesque FX from Brian
Spears & Pete Gerner (I Sell The Dead, Stakeland, The Innkeepers), and a
diverse score by electronic musician David Kristian (Karim Hussein's La Belle
Bete and Douglas Buck's Prologue and Sisters), Morris County exposes suburbia's
dark heart and the self-destructive compulsions that fester within." -
Kier-La Janisse, author of House of Psychotic Women.
Bonus
Materials
-Commentary
1- Late-night, beer-infused commentary with Writer/Director Matthew Garrett
& Kier-La Janisse, author of House Of Psychotic Women.
-Commentary
2- Commentary with Writer/Director Matthew Garrett, Producer Thomas Rondinella,
Associate Producer Adam Schoon, and Co-Editor Arin Sang-urai
-Ellie
Revisited: A conversation with actress Darcy Miller. (TRT 9 minutes)
-Beating
Hearts -Matthew Garrett's award-winning, critically-lauded dramatic horror
short. (TRT 11 minutes)
-Beating
Hearts Commentary- Commentary with Writer/Director Matthew Garrett, Producer
Thomas Rondinella, Associate Producer Adam Schoon, and Editor Arin Sang-urai
-Beating Hearts Revisited: A conversation with actresses Gianna &
Georgeanne Bruzzese (TRT 9 minutes)
Quotes:
"This
is a powerful, soul-crushing film that redefines the definition of
horror."
The
Gore-Met
Rue
Morgue Magazine
“Morris
County exposes suburbia’s dark heart and the self-destructive compulsions that
fester within.”
Kier-La
Janisse
Author,
House Of Psychotic Women
“Like
a Haneke film, when the end credits roll, you’re left feeling like a little
part of you has just died.”
Dave
Jackson
Mondo
Exploito
“Seen
in succession, these films form a sledgehammer strong experience that is as
emotionally wrenching as one could possibly hope for. The room was frozen.
Simply incredible.”
Mitch
Davis
Fantasia
Intl. Film Festival
“…these
dark stories are like a Norman Rockwell painting made from raw meat…”
Scott
Johnston
Philadelphia
Film Festival/Cinefest
“It's
a drama - but the stories venture into such dark, bitter, raw, and rattling
territory, the film is custom built more for horror fans than fans of
conventional dramas.”
Eric
Stanze
FearNet
…this
was a deeply unsettling film and well worth seeking out.”
Greg
Christie
Twitch
“…alone
as their individual segments and together as Morris County, this is a very
moving, poignant film.”
Mike
Everleth
Underground Film Journal
Awards:
Honorable
Mention: Best Feature
2009 Boston Underground Film Festival
Official
Selection:
Rio
Fan Festival Fantastico do Rio
Boston
Underground Film Festival
San
Francisco Independent Film Festival
Philadelphia
Film Festival/Cinefest
Arizona
Underground Film Festival
Seattle
True Independent Film Festival
Philadelphia
Film & Music Film Festival
All Things Horror Screening Series
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