2012 Sundance Predictions: Katie Aselton’s Black Rock

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#09. Black Rock – Katie Aselton

With filming wrapped up in July, Katie Aselton can expect to be welcomed with open arms from the festival that showcased her directing debut in 2009’s The Freebie. Shot in Maine, Black Rock is described as a Deliverance cast with girls (Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth) this thriller would be perfectly suited for a Park City at Midnight showing. Aselton with hubby/writer Mark Duplass got some serious coin via Kickstarter – here is their fun plea.

Gist: Written by Mark Duplass, the film chronicles three childhood friends who embark on a weekend getaway to the isolated island of Black Rock, only to discover that they are not alone.

Producer: Adele Romanski (The Freebie, The Myth of the American Sleepover)
(IONCINEMA.com Preview Page // IMDB Link)

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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