TIFF 2015: Lace Crater Teaser Contracts a Supernatural STD
John Squires
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Sexually-transmitted horrors are kind of a big deal in the genre right now, with films like Contracted and It Follows giving us all horrifying new reasons to wear protection. Set for premiere this week at TIFF, Harrison Atkins’ Lace Crater looks to do the same – with a supernatural twist.
A comedy-drama with supernatural elements, Lace Crater is described as an oddly intimate portrait of isolation, friendship, love, and our desperate need for connection. In the film an awkward twenty-something begins to undergo strange physical changes after a weekend tryst… with a ghost.
Written and directed by Atkins, the film stars Lindsay Burdge, Peter Vack, Jennifer Kim, and Joe Swanberg.
TIFF 2015 runs until September 20th. Here’s Lace Crater‘s screening schedule:
Thursday, September 17 – 9:30 pm – Scotiabank Theatre
Sunday, September 20 – 3:15 pm – Scotiabank Theatre
Synopsis:
On a weekend trip to the Hamptons with friends, Ruth encounters a mysterious ghost haunting the guest house. One thing leads to another, and they find themselves in the throes of an unexpected one-night stand. Soon Ruth begins suffering from a bizarre sexually-transmitted disease that leaves her doctors and friends confused and frightened. As her body and social connections begin to disintegrate, she must find a way to reconcile her condition with the world around her or risk losing herself to a void from which she may never emerge.
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