GHOSTLIGHT
HELD OVER THROUGH JULY 2 | When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
SHOWTIMES
JUN 21 | FRI
4:40, 7:00, 9:20 p.m.
JUN 22 | SAT
12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 p.m.
JUN 23 | SUN
12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00 p.m.
JUN 24 | MON
4:40, 7:00 p.m.
JUN 25 | TUE
4:40, 7:10 p.m.
JUN 26 | WED
4:40, 7:00 p.m.
JUN 27 | THU
4:40, 7:00 p.m.
JUN 28 | FRI
7:00 p.m.
12:00, 4:40 p.m.
2:20, 7:00 p.m.
JUL 1 | MON
4:40 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
SYNOPSIS
Devastated by the loss of a child, middle-aged father Dan struggles to control his anger at work and grows distant from his grief-stricken family. When a stranger (Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness) bullies him into joining a floundering community theater production of Romeo and Juliet, Dan slowly begins to reopen to life’s possibilities. With breakout performances from the real-life Kupferer family in the lead roles and a cathartic ending for the ages, this funny and bittersweet film celebrates the profound love at the heart of the deepest grief, and the pleasures of putting on a show.
Director
Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson
WITH
Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Dolly De Leon, Tara Mallen
Run Time
Released
Distributed by
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Closed Captioning
Descriptive Audio
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
RATED R
REVIEWS
“O’Sullivan has a natural storytelling gift, coupled with a knack for comedy. Here, she takes… grieving families, difficult teens, small-town communities — and rearranges them into a surprising and moving narrative.”
“O’Sullivan and Thompson are aces at tucking themes, concepts, and ideas into their films that, in other directors’ hands, might feel a bit cheesy or chintzy. Instead, the duo handles them with the utmost respect and care.”
“There’s an appealing naturalness to the project, probably owing to its tight-knit origins: O’Sullivan and Thompson are real-life partners directing a real-life family in their city, Chicago.”