Glasshouse (film)

Glasshouse is a South African dystopian thriller film directed by Kelsey Egan in her feature debut and co-written by Egan and Emma Lungiswa de Wet. It premiered at the 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival.[1][2] The first in a trio, it will be available to stream on DStv's Box Office in October and on Showmax in February 2022.[3]

Glasshouse
Directed byKelsey Egan
Written by
  • Emma Lungiswa de Wet
  • Kelsey Egan
Produced byGreig Buckle
Starring
CinematographyJustus de Jager
Edited byRowan Jackson
Music byPatrick Cannell
Production
companies
  • Local Motion Pictures
  • Crave Pictures
  • Showmax
Distributed byMultiChoice Studios
Release date
  • 16 August 2021 (2021-08-16)
(Fantasia)
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Premise

As a dementia-like toxin that wipes people's memories known as the Shred spreads, a family of a mother, three daughters, and one son isolate themselves in a greenhouse, which the mother calls the Sanctuary. Their ritualistic idle is disrupted when the eldest daughter invites a wounded stranger into their home.[4]

Cast

Production
The Pearson Conservatory

Principal photography took place in the Eastern Cape beginning in October 2020. De Wet, who grew up in the province, wrote the script with the Pearson Conservatory at St George's Park in mind. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality granted the creators permission to use it as a filming location for six weeks, and they hired local crew for the film.[5]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 89% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[6]

References
  1. "Glasshouse". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. Roux, Erene (30 July 2021). "'Glasshouse': SA film to screen at 25th Fantasia International Film Festival". The South African. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. Vourlias, Christopher (29 July 2021). "South Africa's Local Motion Inks Three-Pic Pact With SVOD Showmax, Drops Trailer for Fantasia Premiere 'Glasshouse' (EXCLUSIVE)". Deadline. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. Whittaker, Richard (20 August 2021). "Fantasia Review: Glasshouse". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. Hollands, Barbara (7 August 2021). "'Sensual', 'savage', 'folk-horror' SA film shot in Eastern Cape makes Canada festival". Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. "Glasshouse". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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