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Ghostlight

Ghostlight

20247.11h 55m

Overview

When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet alongside his estranged teenage daughter, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.

Directed by Alex Thompson
Written by Kelly O'Sullivan
Produced by Pierce Cravens, Chelsea Krant, Ian Keiser
Box Office0Revenue: $673K

Top Cast

Keith Kupferer

Keith Kupferer

Dan Mueller

Katherine Mallen Kupferer

Katherine Mallen Kupferer

Daisy

Tara Mallen

Tara Mallen

Sharon

Dolly de Leon

Dolly de Leon

Rita

Hanna Dworkin

Hanna Dworkin

Lanora

Tommy Rivera-Vega

Tommy Rivera-Vega

Lucian

Alma Washington

Alma Washington

Moira

Dexter Zollicoffer

Dexter Zollicoffer

Greg

H.B. Ward

H.B. Ward

Jonah

Matthew C. Yee

Matthew C. Yee

Mikey

Themes & Keywords

therapyconstruction workerfather daughter relationshiptheatregrieving familydepressingambiguous

About Ghostlight

Ghostlight is a comedy, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of therapy, construction worker, father daughter relationship, theatre, grieving family, depressing. Directed by Alex Thompson, it stars Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Tara Mallen. When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet alongside his estranged teenage daughter, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.

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