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Description
A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love.
After first winning a 2016 Sundance Short Film Special Jury Award For Outstanding Performance (Her Friend Adam), Grace Glowicki returns to Park City as director, co-writer, and the grave-digging star of this glorious Midnight comedy. She supercharges the film with a feverish lead performance fueled by an absurd energy that is somehow magically matched by performers Leah Doz, Lowen Morrow, and Ben Petrie, who each handle supporting characters more bizarre than the next. From disco to German Expressionism to sketch comedy to Bugs Bunny, Dead Lover draws on countless inspirations spanning a century of creative influences to manifest an exciting, new cinematic fever dream. Director of photography Rhayne Vermette and production designer Becca Brooks Morrin take a dynamic eye toward sparse theatrical set design that achieves a vibrant handcrafted effect.—Charlie Sextro
Available in person only.
This film contains strobe effects.
Screenings include closed and open captions, as well as audio description.