BABADOOK

Drama / Horror / Thriller
Australia/ Canada, 2014, 93 min

Directed by: Jennifer Kent
Screenplay: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Ben Winspear

A single mother is plagued by the violent death of her husband and battles with her son’s nighttime fear of a shadowy monster. But soon, the story shifts from one of a mother driven nearly mad by her son’s obsessions to one of a woman possessed and nearly destroyed by loss. Pitched somewhere between a Roald Dahl yarn and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, the film has received an explosion of acclaim following its world premiere at Sundance 2014.

Festivals and Awards:
Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts (2015) – Best Australian Film of 2014
Australian Directors Guild (2015) – Best Director of a Feature Film
Sundance Film Festival (2014)
Sitges International Fantasy and Horror Film Festival (2014)
Chicago International Film Festival (2014)