Podtalk: Jason Miller on Debut Film ‘Ghosts of the Void’

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CHICAGO – The debut film is a most exciting Chicago Premiere at the Midwest Film Festival, for writer/director Jason Miller of “Ghosts of the Void.” Click GHOSTS for tickets and more information.

A married couple, Jen (Tedra Millan) and Tyler (Michael Reagan) are living in their car temporarily, as their savings have dried up with no employment. When they park in what they think is a remote area, they find that they are harassed by a presence in the woods, possible police actions and self-induced paranoia because of their current situation. As things go bump in the night and panic sets in, both Jen and Tyler are driven further into their own delusions. This taut psychological thriller is the feature film debut for writer and director Jason Miller.

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HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 4.5/5.0
Rating: 4.5/5.0

This taut psychological thriller is both highly bump-in-the-night edgy and symbolically intuitive. It takes on issues like mental health, financial distress and what stability in America really means. Director Jason Miller is part of a new evolution in the horror/thriller movement, in which the parts of our nature that are most likely to be afraid are the ones that we wake up with every morning. With this well-received and well-intentioned feature debut, Miller becomes a writer/director to watch for.

The Midwest Film Festival has been a staple in Chicago’s film community for 19 years, with a monthly format At the beginning of 2020, it reinvented the brand with a new look, facilitated by Executive Director Erica Duffy. It has maintained its status as one of the most influential, popular and provocative film festivals in the city of Chicago.

In a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, writer/director Jason Miller expresses his movie journey with “Ghosts of the Void” …

In a video clip, Jason Miller gives his pitch …

Trailer, “Ghosts of the Void” …

The Midwest Film Festival presents the Chicago Premiere of “Ghosts of the Void,” beginning at 6:30pm on Monday, July 31, 2023, at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State Street, Chicago. For more information on The Midwest Film Festival, click here.

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Editor and Film Critic/Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2023 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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