Grace

Eight months pregnant, and preoccupied with both a natural childbirth and a pure-body lifestyle, Madeline Matheson, played with merciless compassion by Jordan Ladd, deflects her demanding mother-in-law's insistent pressure for standard hospital treatment, instead opting for the peaceful companionship of a trusted midwife. Though reluctantly compliant, her husband remains supportive of her choices until a sudden tragic accident leaves her unborn baby lifeless inside of her. Madeline remains determined to carry the stillborn baby to term, where she miraculously wills the delivered corpse into life. But it is not too long before the increasingly isolated mother realizes that something is not right with baby Grace, and she must make horrible sacrifices to keep her living.In his feature debut, writer/director Paul Solet assuredly approaches the medium, displaying a cocksure confidence in his construction of this modern horror fable. He relies upon a precise and slow-building technical elegance, supplemented by fearless performances and the ever-elusive gift of a genuinely frightening story, to violate the sanctity of a mother’s love and create true horror. Seething with a kind of sophisticated terror uncommon for its genre, Grace effortlessly uncoils an atmosphere of immense discomfort and subtle intensity, while quietly creeping into the spine and slicing into our most primal fears.
CAST
Jordan Ladd, Samantha Ferris, Gabrielle Rose, Malcom Stewart, Stephen Park, Serge Houde

Paul Solet - Paul Solet earned his bachelor's degree in film and psychology from Emerson College. His 2005 short film, Means to an End, was awarded numerous prizes and honors. His short Grace (2006) also received many awards, and became the first independent film to screen on Fangoria TV. In May 2008, Solet wrapped production on a feature-length version of Grace. He has also received praise for his work as a screenwriter. Tony Timpone, editor of Fangoria magazine, has called Solet, "a horror talent to watch."

Screenings:

Fri. Jan 16 11:59 p.m. - GRACE16EL Egyptian Theatre, Park City
Sat. Jan 17 6:30 p.m. - GRACE17DE Redstone Cinemas, Kimball Junction
Thu. Jan 22 noon - GRACE22ED Egyptian Theatre, Park City
Fri. Jan 23 7:30 p.m. - GRACE23BE Broadway Centre Cinemas IV, SLC