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SEDALIA

SEDALIA

20210h 18mPG

Overview

Newly retired costume designer, Helen Rowan moves into a small farmhouse in the Massachusetts countryside; all is quiet until a string of paranormal events prompts Helen to research the home's history. Connecting the dots between her research and two vivid nightmares, Helen discovers the fifty-three-year-old remains of a previous tenant.

Directed by Brandon L. Pennick
Written by Brandon L. Pennick
Produced by Faye Allen, Brandon L. Pennick, Tori Tolbert
Box OfficeBudget: $8K0

Top Cast

Megan Franich

Megan Franich

Detective Langley

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Chloë Caro

Sedalia Veer

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Lisa Crosthwait

Helen Rowan

Donna Morrell Gafford

Donna Morrell Gafford

Mrs. Morgan

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Charlie Hodges

Priest

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David Gallardo

Detective Martin

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Sara McNinch

Forensic Photographer

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Colin Helpio

Forensic Investigator

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Leanne Levi Rivers

Robin Burke

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Themes & Keywords

small townhaunted housegothic horrorghostsupernatural phenomenasuspense

About SEDALIA

SEDALIA is a horror, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of small town, haunted house, gothic horror, ghost, supernatural phenomena, suspense. Directed by Brandon L. Pennick, it stars Megan Franich, Chloë Caro, Lisa Crosthwait. Newly retired costume designer, Helen Rowan moves into a small farmhouse in the Massachusetts countryside; all is quiet until a string of paranormal events prompts Helen to research the home's history. Connecting the dots between her research and two vivid nightmares, Helen discovers the fifty-three-year-old remains of a previous tenant.

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