Last week we gave you your first look at HOLY GHOST PEOPLE, the latest film from Mitchell Altieri, best known as one half of the creative duo The Butcher Brothers (THE HAMILTONS, THE VIOLENT KIND). Just ahead of the films SXSW premiere on March 10, the folks over at Deadline got their hands on a surprisingly effective trailer, which you can check out below.
In this psychological thriller, nineteen-year old Charlotte enlists the help of alcoholic ex-Marine Wayne to find her estranged sister who has gone missing deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Their search leads them to the Church of One Accord and an enigmatic snake-handling preacher named Brother Billy, who’s devoted congregation of outcasts knowingly risk injury or death seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost. What Wayne and Charlotte uncover during their time on the mountain – about themselves and the nature of faith – will shake them to their core, as the mystery of Charlotte’s sister and her fate unravels…
Emma Greenwell, Brendan McCarthy, Cameron Richardson and Butcher Brothers regular Joe Egender star, with story and screenplay credits by Altieri, Egender, Kevin Artigue and Phil Flores, the other Butcher Brother.