Ghostlight, co-directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, was a highlight of this year’s Sundance Film Festival according to numerous critics. The indie drama casts an actual family of aspiring actors as the central characters. Focused on a grieving father pulled into the world of community theater, the cast includes Keith Kupferer, Katherine May Kupferer, and Tara Mallen. They are, respectively, father, daughter, and mother in real life. Dolly De Leon (who likely came close to a Supporting Actress nom for Triangle of Sadness in 2022) is among the costars.
With a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, IFC Films (who picked up distribution rights after the Utah fest in January) could make a play for awards attention. I don’t know if the film can break through in the way that Coda did back in 2021. Probably not, but you never know if critics groups put it in the conversation a few months down the line. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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