Exclusive Video Interview: Castille Landon on Positive Mental Health Portrayal & FEAR OF RAIN
Castille Landon is making waves. The 29-year-old actress, writer and director has been handed the reigns of After, a successful and popular YA franchise. But far from slowing down, she’s about to release her horror feature debut. She sat down with me to discuss Fear of Rain, the importance of plurality and positivity in the representation of mental health in cinema, and more.
About Fear of Rain
For teenager Rain Burroughs (Madison Iseman), a diagnosis with schizophrenia means that every day is a struggle as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing images, harrowing voices, and traumatic feelings she experiences are real and which are all in her mind.
But when Rain insists against her parents’ (Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick Jr.) advice that the shadows and cries from her neighbor’s attic are hiding a dark secret, she enlists help from Caleb (Israel Broussard), the charmingly awkward new boy at school — who himself may not be real.
Written and directed by Castille Landon (After We Fell, After Ever Happy), Fear of Rain takes viewers inside Rain’s mind as she confronts the frightening hallucinations of her imagination to determine whether there is real horror hiding next door.
Have you checked out the trailer yet? You can have a peak above this very paragraph. I personally loved the film. It is a great departure from the overall negative narrative around mental health in cinema. Rain’s individuality as a character is so important in starting a conversation around this film and schizophrenia. You can check out Fear of Rain on February 12th, anywhere you rent and buy films.
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