Overhill Explained

Overhill
Director:Will Hutchinson
Producer:Holly Barringer
Starring:Lorna Beckett
Merryn Owen
Music:Joe Lewis
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Budget:£600

Overhill is a 2013 British horror thriller film, directed by Will Hutchinson and starring Lorna Beckett.[1] The story focuses on Londoner, Rebecca, who takes Overhill cottage in Pendeen as a quiet and secluded place to get her novel finished. She quickly finds that the locals know more about her than she anticipated, and peace is in short supply.

Production

Set and largely shot over four days in 2011 in the village of Pendeen in Cornwall, and featuring many local actors,[2] it was completed for just £600.[3]

Release

The film had its worldwide premiere at the East End Film Festival on Thursday 27 June 2013,[4] followed by a question-and-answer session with director Will Hutchinson, writer Leo Whetter and Guardian journalist David Stubbs.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frighteningly cheap: £600 horror movie stars at festival . . 26 June 2013. 5 July 2013 . cs2 .
  2. Web site: £600 horror movie chosen for film festival . Michael. Purton . . 13 June 2013 . 5 July 2013 . cs2 .
  3. Web site: Penwith village and its residents to appear in film premiering in London . Josh . Barrie . 19 June 2013 . www.thisiscornwall.co.uk . 5 July 2013 . cs2 . https://archive.today/20130705174215/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Penwith-village-residents-appear-film-premiering/story-19317959-detail/story.html%23axzz2WexFJrc5#axzz2WexFJrc5 . 5 July 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: Overhill . . A taut, impressive debut that mixes social realism with a hint of Straw Dogs, this is a film that turns on the ironic statement: Welcome To Cornwall. . 5 July 2013 . cs2 .
  5. Web site: Questions and answers. www.overhillmovie.co.uk . 5 July 2013 . cs2 .