GHOSTLIGHT
Directed by Alex Thompson & Kelly O’Sullivan // 110 mins // Feature Film
Dan (Keith Kupferer), a melancholic middle-aged construction worker grieving a family tragedy. Cut off from his devoted wife, Sharon (Tara Mallen), and talented but troubled daughter, Daisy (Katherine Mallen Kupferer), Dan finds comfort and community in a misfit company of amateur actors. While moonlighting in a low-rent production of Shakespeare’s most protean tragedy, Dan is forced to confront his buried emotions.
Read our 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival filmmaker questionnaires with writer-directors Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan.
“A little indie gem that comes together almost perfectly.” – Gregory Ellwood, The Playlist
“A masterfully crafted work with nearly no false notes, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s Ghostlight is a tender drama bearing profound moments of humor and small triumphs.” – John Fink, The Film Stage
