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“Neptune” Feature To Premiere At Slamdance Film Festival

Growing up on a secluded island off the coast of Maine and raised by the island’s insular priest, Hannah Newcombe (Jane Ackermann) has led a sheltered life. She has plans to attend a prestigious boarding school on the mainland at the summer’s end but finds her world upended with the sudden disappearance of a classmate, swallowed by the sea. Hannah’s quiet obsession with the missing boy grows, leading to haunting dreams and visions. To pacify them, she attempts to fill the missing boy’s role as a stern-man on his father’s lobster boat. Now, torn between her commitment to the man who raised her and the man she hopes to save, Hannah is confronted with questions of her own identity for the first time.

Set in the late 1980s and shot with a gorgeous and evocative style, director Derek Kimball captures the rugged and fiercely independent atmosphere of Maine in his first feature film. Jane Ackermann, in a stunning debut performance, brings innocence and curiosity to Hannah, as she struggles with loss, redemption, and the end of childhood.

In addition to Ackermann, the film stars Tony Reilly, William McDonough III, Dylan Chestnutt, and Christine Marshall.

“Neptune” is directed by Derek Kimball and co-written by Kimball and Matthew Konkel. Producers are Allen Baldwin, Derek Kimball, and Matthew Konkel. Executive Producers are Herbert Kimball, Judith Mernick, Julie Maddox, Kathryn Buxton, and Rick Ackermann. Original score is by Graham and Emily Dix Thomas. Dean Merrill and Jayson Lobozzo were Directors of Photography. Editing, compositing, color, and visual effects by Derek Kimball.

“Neptune” will screen at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival in the Narrative Features category.

NEPTUNE will screen at the following dates and times:

  • Premiere Screening (limited press tickets available):
    Sunday, January 24th at 10:00AM – Ballroom Screening Room.
  • Additional Screenings (limited press tickets available):
    Wednesday, January 27th at 8:00PM – Ballroom Screening Room.

 
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James McDonald

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, James is a Movie Critic with 40 years of experience in the film industry as an Award-Winning Filmmaker. He is also a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.