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2020 Sundance Film Festival

Description

Sarah (Alison Brie) has a quiet and fairly simple life, contenting herself with the crafts-store job she holds, the nightly supernatural crime TV show she adores, and the equestrian center she visits constantly. When a gift impulsively stirs her curiosity about her family history, unexpected and strange dreams begin to disturb her. As these visions seep into her waking moments, Sarah struggles to hold on to her fragile reality.

Director Jeff Baena (Life After Beth, Joshy, The Little Hours) returns to the Sundance Film Festival with his fourth feature, diving into an incredibly personal and unusual new realm while retaining his trademark aptitude for character exploration and unsettling humor. A stellar supporting cast underlines Brie’s remarkable lead performance, including turns by Molly Shannon, Debby Ryan, and John Reynolds. Born out of a close collaboration between Baena and Brie, who co-wrote and produced the film, Horse Girl looks at the tenuous grasp we have on waking life through a bold and disquieting character study.

Closed captioning and audio description are available for this film.

— A.S.

Screening Details

Section: Premieres
Film Type: US Narrative Feature
Country: U.S.A.
Run Time: 104 min.

Credits

Screenwriter
- Jeff Baena
- Alison Brie
Producer
Director
- Jeff Baena
Actor
Casting
- Courtney Bright
- Nicole Daniels
Editor
- Ryan Brown
Executive Producer
- Mark Duplass
- Jay Duplass
Production Designer
- Megan Fenton
- Ashley Fenton
Sound Design
- Zach Goheen
Co-Producer
- Joel Henry
Cinematographer
- Sean McElwee
Costume Designer
- Beth Morgan
Composer
- Josiah Steinbrick
- Jeremy Zuckerman

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