SÉANCE follows novelist Emma Strand (Scottie Thompson), who is on vacation at the seaside in 1892 California with her second husband Albert (Connor Paolo) when she encounters her first husband George (Jilon VanOver) and his mentally unstable new wife, Lillian (Vivian Kerr). Emma and Albert take refuge from a sudden storm at George and Lillian’s mansion. Over the course of the evening, Emma must confront her past, the temptation of adultery, and the disturbing possibility the house is haunted by George and Lillian’s recently drowned daughter Hazel.
The period drama, produced under Kerr’s Rue Dangeau banner, stars Vivian Kerr alongside Scottie Thompson (NCIS), Connor Paolo (Gossip Girl) and Jilon VanOver (Better Call Saul).
This is writer-director Vivian Kerr’s second feature film. Her first feature film as a writer-director, Scrap, co-starring Anthony Rapp and Lana Parrilla, world premiered at the Deauville-American Film Festival in France and has been a festival darling, playing over 40 film festivals and winning 20+ awards, including the NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Directing.
SÉANCE is shot by French-born DP Johanna Coelho, who recently completed two seasons of ABC’s The Rookie, and is currently filming the series The Pitt for Max. Additional producers on the project include Alex and Angela Brisbourne, Steven Clark, Suresh Cedrick Pereira, Sanatan Kadakia, Savannah Lindblad, Rachel Stander, and Makenna Tuttle.
SÉANCE has a running time of 85 minutes and is not rated by the MPAA. The film is available for sale in all territories.
SÉANCE is screening at NBFF at the following times:
Fri, Oct 18th, 8:30 PM @ Triangle 1 – World Premiere
Thu, Oct 24th, 7:30 PM @ Triangle 1
Triangle 1 Theater (1870 Harbor Blvd)
