THE TRANSFIGURATION (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Eric Ruffin (Nature Calls), Chloe Levine (King Jack), Danny Flaherty (Hits), Anna Friedman (The Legend of Lucy Keyes), Larry Fessenden (You’re Next), Lloyd Kaufman (Rocky), James Lorinz (Last Exit to Brooklyn), Aaron Moten (Ricki and the Flash), Carter Redwood (Not Cool)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Michael O’Shea (film debut), director, writer; Susan Leber (Toe to Toe), producer; Margaret Chardiet (film debut), composer; Sung Rae Cho (Knockaround Kids), cinematographer; Kathryn J. Schubert (Experimenter), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Milo (Ruffin) is a troubled teen with a serious fascination with vampire lore, and whose fantasies begin to blend into reality once he forms a bond with the equally alienated Sophie (Levine)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The Transfiguration is a captivating coming-of-age drama but with a blood-sucking twist to it, highlighting debut writer-director Michael O’Shea as a possible name to look out for in the future.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST APRIL 2017

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