Monday, March 16th at 11:00pm Stateside Theatre – 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
SXSW Film Page:https://schedule.sxsw.com/2020/films/2025992
Studio: Blumhouse Productions
Writer/Director: Keith Thomas
Producers: Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Adam Margules
Principal Cast: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Lynn Cohen, Fred Melamed
Synopsis: Steeped in ancient lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, a man reluctantly accepts an offer to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed’s dilapidated house to sit the vigil, the man begins to realize that something is very, very wrong.
Screening Section: Midnighters
Screening Format: Narrative Feature
Run Time: 90 minutes
