THE VEIL

   2023 | 70 MINUTES | 1.66.1 ASPECT RATIO

SYNOPSIS

Bridging the divide between the horror and science fiction genres, THE VEIL is a haunting tale about the mysteries of identity and perception told in the cadence of the classic American ghost story. As a powerful solar storm descends on the valleys of rural Pennsylvania, bathing the rustic pines in the shimmering emerald glow of aurora borealis, a former priest named Douglas rouses awake to urgent knocking at the door of his isolated farmhouse. His unexpected midnight visitor is Hannah, a young Amish woman desperate for shelter after a personal crisis drives her to flee her insular community.

Sensing an opportunity to right a wrong that’s haunted him for decades, Douglas invites Hannah into his home and vows to protect her through the night from a malevolent pursuer he can only assume is her husband. As he tends to this enigmatic stranger — aided only by flickering candlelight following a total power outage — he finds himself embroiled in a deepening mystery that suggests her presence might be directly connected to the dancing northern lights overhead as well as a fateful & terrifying encounter from his youth. However, a successful search for answers means accepting the impossible… or the supernatural.

CAST

  • “Douglas”

    With over 150 roles to his credit, Sean O’Bryan is a seasoned screen performer whose celebrated and storied career has touched nearly every facet of the industry. Film credits include Babylon, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Rust Creek, The Veil, Vantage Point, The Princess Diaries series, Phenomenon, and Chaplin, among others.

    On television, he can be seen in a recurring role on Six Feet Under, and as a series regular on Persons Unknown and Brother’s Keeper. Other television credits include The Mentalist, The Middle, Glee, Leverage, Bones, NCIS, Roswell, Felicity, Beverly Hills 90210, and Married With Children.

    On stage, O’Bryan has appeared in two critically-acclaimed plays by Terrence McNally: “It’s Only A Play” at the Ahmanson Theatre and “The Libson Traviota” at the Mark Taper Forum. Other theater credits include “Picnic”, “Measure For Measure”, “The Glass Menagerie” and “Crimes Of The Heart”.

    O’Bryan lives in Los Angeles with his family.

  • “Hannah”

    Rebekah Kennedy can be seen guest-starring in the TV shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, and Station 19. She has also worked alongside Nicolas Cage in Season of The Witch and Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves in To The Bone on Netflix. She can also be seen starring in the horror films House Hunting and Bastard. Most recently she wrapped the horror comedy Crust starring Sean Whalen and Alan Ruck. You can currently catch her in The Unseen with Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte and starring in the titular role in the award-winning horror film Two Witches.

  • “Young Douglas”

    Will moved from a small island in Washington state to pursue his BFA in Acting at USC. He’s been featured in a leading role opposite Jay Duplass in HBO’s Room 104, and can also be seen in the final season of CBS’s Criminal Minds as well as HBO’s Here, Now, a virtual series for Project Greenlight. In addition to appearing in dozens of independent features and short films, Will is also a long-time theater actor, having appeared in the West Coast Premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ‘Appropriate’ at Center Theater Group, Ojai Playwrights Conference, and others.

THE FILMMAKERS

CAMERON BEYL

Writer / Director / Producer / Editor

KYLE F. ANDREWS

Producer

JOHN MALETIS

Executive Producer

DAVID GORDON

Director of Photography

SOPHIE SCHNEIDER

Production & Costume Designer

KYLE MCCUISTON

Music

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