The Vigil (2020)
SYNOPSIS
Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed’s dilapidated house to sit the vigil, Yakov begins to realize that something is very, very wrong.
WINNER
IGN - Best Horror Film of the Year 2021
Variety - Best Horror Films of the Year 2021
FESTIVALS
Tribeca Film Festival
STARRING
Dave Davis
GENRE
Horror
DIRECTOR
Keith Thomas
PRODUCERS
Boulderlight Pictures
DISTRIBUTOR
IFC Midnight (USA)
ROLE
Editor
"Ratchets up the tension to fever pitch"
EMPIRE
"A polished...elegant approach to a haunted house formula"
INDIEWIRE
"A work of impeccable genre timing"
THE IRISH TIMES
"Splendidly Atmospheric"
THE TIMES
"A devilish, and very Yiddish, bone-crunching chiller"
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
