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Alamo Lamar
Alamo Lamar C
1120 S Lamar Blvd.
Steeped in ancient lore and demonology, The Vigil is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn's Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, a man reluctantly accepts an offer to take on the responsibility of an overnight "shomer," fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed's dilapidated house to sit the vigil, the man begins to realize that something is very, very wrong. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
Director
Keith Thomas
Credits
Director: Keith Thomas
Producer: Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Adam Margules
Screenwriter: Keith Thomas
Cinematographer: Zach Kuperstein
Editor: Brett W. Bachman
Production Designer: Liz Toonkel
Sound Designer: Juan Campos
Music: Michael Yezerski
Principal Cast: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Lynn Cohen, Fred Melamed
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Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Interactive Badge, Film Festival Wristband
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Genre: Horror
Screening Section: Midnighters
Screening Category: Narrative Feature
Country: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 90 mins