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Morgan Saylor
It seems that actress Ashley Bell is having a good week. First, she stars in the thriller, Carnage Park, which premieres this week at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition, she just signed on to star alongside Melissa Leo in the coming-of-age nun drama, Novitiate, the directorial debut of Maggie Betts.
With Sundance just around the corner, we’re bringing you our picks for what’s worth watching at the festival. In the category of U.S. Dramatic Competition, the festival features domestic narrative films from up and coming filmmakers. Here’s a few of those films that caught our attention.
Set in the early 1960s, tells the story of a young woman, Sister Cathleen, who starts to question her Catholic faith as she trains to become a nun.
Logline: An 18-year-old breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he’s given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab.
Set in McFarland, CA, the story centers on a new high school coach who arrives to town and attempts to break the old habits of the student body by forming an all-star cross country team.
Set in McFarland, CA, the story centers on a new high school coach who arrives to town and attempts to break the old habits of the student body by forming an all-star cross country team.
When high school student Jamie Marks is murdered, classmate Adam McCormick befriends his ghost and has his eyes opened to a world of the dead.
Logline: When high school student Jamie Marks is murdered, classmate Adam McCormick befriends his ghost and has his eyes opened to a world of the dead.
Logline: Set in McFarland, CA, the story centers on a new high school coach who arrives to town and attempts to break the old habits of the student body by forming an all-star track team.