Unearthed Films is proud to present Morris County. Award-winning writer/director Matthew Garrett (Beating Hearts) presents a trilogy of thematically connected stories as gruesome as they are tragic and heartfelt. In a performance praised by both Fangoria and Rue Morgue, Darcy Miller is Ellie, a damaged teenage girl harboring a terrible secret. Through the course of one traumatic day we learn what led this innocent girl down a path of self-destruction from which there is no … Continue reading →
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- 11/27/2014
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Matthew Garrett's Morris County anthology will be available on March 18th via the Unearthed Films Online DVD Shop, and also members of the Beneath the Underground Facebook page will have an opportunity to purchase a "Bootleg Edition" DVD of the film. Here are some stills, the trailer, and more details.
From the Press Release:
Award-winning writer/director Matthew Garrett (Beating Hearts) presents a trilogy of thematically connected stories as gruesome as they are tragic and heartfelt.
- Darcy Miller is "Ellie," a damaged teenage girl harboring a terrible secret. Through the course of one traumatic day, we learn what led this innocent girl down a path of self-destruction from which there is no return.
- In "The Family Rubin," an upper middle-class Jewish family struggles to keep up appearances as their seemingly perfect life begins to crack at the seams. Albie Selznick (Ricochet, "The Young & The Restless") leads an...
From the Press Release:
Award-winning writer/director Matthew Garrett (Beating Hearts) presents a trilogy of thematically connected stories as gruesome as they are tragic and heartfelt.
- Darcy Miller is "Ellie," a damaged teenage girl harboring a terrible secret. Through the course of one traumatic day, we learn what led this innocent girl down a path of self-destruction from which there is no return.
- In "The Family Rubin," an upper middle-class Jewish family struggles to keep up appearances as their seemingly perfect life begins to crack at the seams. Albie Selznick (Ricochet, "The Young & The Restless") leads an...
- 2/24/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Morris County, the feature length anthology film directed by Matthew Garrett is not easy to categorize - and that is one of its strengths. It's a drama - but the stories venture into such dark, bitter, raw, and rattling territory, the film is custom built more for horror fans than fans of conventional dramas. At the same time, horror fans who gravitate toward a typical mainstream flavor of the genre may find Morris County a little too daring, somber, and unflinching for their tastes. What I admire most about the film is that it refuses to use the cookie cutter. Instead, writer/director Garrett let the film evolve into its own unique beast - and for that, at the very least, Morris County deserves your attention.
Given the nonconforming nature of this film, it's easy to see why finding appropriate distribution for Morris County (which has been complete for some...
Given the nonconforming nature of this film, it's easy to see why finding appropriate distribution for Morris County (which has been complete for some...
- 2/14/2014
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
Matthew Garrett is a director who hit the ground running with his first short film Ellie (2006), an unsettling movie that gathered much praise when it made the film festival rounds. His second film, the suspenseful and enigmatic Beating Hearts (2010), won Best Short Film at the Boston Underground Film Festival before it found a home here at FEARnet (click here to watch it). Garrett's first feature film is an anthology called Morris County, slated for release later this year. Garrett kindly took some time to discuss with FEARnet his past, present, and future as a film director. FEARnet: What inspired the story of your first film, Ellie? Garrett: It's difficult to discuss the news story that inspired the film without giving away part of the ending, but I will say that the themes of self-destruction, sexual abuse, and the inherent hypocrisy of organized religion were definitely on my mind. What events...
- 9/18/2013
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
Filmmaker Matthew Garrett announced recently that he’s begun work on transforming his hit horror short film Beating Hearts into a feature-length project. To help celebrate the news, please watch the unsettling short above, which will only be online until January 1st, 2012.
Plus, Garrett was gracious enough to grant Bad Lit an exclusive interview on his plans for his first feature-length narrative project, as well as describe the genesis of the short.
(Bad Lit previously reviewed Beating Hearts earlier this year, describing it as “an absolutely terrifying movie.” We also reviewed Garrett’s feature Morris County, which consists of a triptych of shorts: Ellie, The Family Rubin and Elmer & Iris.)
Bad Lit: Making a popular horror short film, then producing a feature film version of it seems to be a popular move these days — ala The Pact and Excision. How did making a feature version of your short Beating Hearts come up?...
Plus, Garrett was gracious enough to grant Bad Lit an exclusive interview on his plans for his first feature-length narrative project, as well as describe the genesis of the short.
(Bad Lit previously reviewed Beating Hearts earlier this year, describing it as “an absolutely terrifying movie.” We also reviewed Garrett’s feature Morris County, which consists of a triptych of shorts: Ellie, The Family Rubin and Elmer & Iris.)
Bad Lit: Making a popular horror short film, then producing a feature film version of it seems to be a popular move these days — ala The Pact and Excision. How did making a feature version of your short Beating Hearts come up?...
- 12/21/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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