SYNOPSIS

God’s Beach is a meditative look at a young girl’s life over 48 hours, as she copes with the loss of a loved one while trying to come to terms with a decision that has left her deeply shaken. As the tides come and go, the cyclical forces of life and death cause her to grow and mature.

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SELECT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• World Premiere, 2007 Los Angeles ShortFest
• Official Selection, 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 Vail Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 Victoria Film Festival

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Abigail Carpenter was raised in primarily in the New England area, between North Haven, a small island in Maine, and the suburbs of Boston. Abigail began working in the film industry as a child actor at the age of 5, and was cast in such films as Mermaids, Housesitter, and The Good Son. In 1993, Abigail moved with her mother, a casting director, to Orlando, Florida, where she made a creative shift behind camera and discovered her love for storytelling. At 17, she moved to New York City to work as a camera assistant on John Polson's Swimfan.

Abigail was accepted to the film school at Florida State University in Tallahassee. She then transferred to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University as a sophomore. During her junior year, Abigail spent nine months abroad, where she participated in a 35mm masters class in the Czech Republic and studied documentary filmmaking under renowned director Pat Murphy in Dublin. In 2005, Abigail graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Film and Television. Over the course of her college career, she produced 14 films and directed two award-winning shorts.

After graduation, Abigail moved to the West Coast. She has worked for more than 20 production companies in Los Angeles, most recently as the supervising line producer for My Reel, and LaDayz Productions.

Abigail’s latest work, God's Beach, is currently moving through the festival circuit.

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SHOWTIMES

SUN. 5/17 at 9:00PM
Stockton Empire Theatre

CAST AND CREW

Screenwriter: Abigail Carpenter
Producer: Jason F. Brown
Cinematographer: Oden Roberts
Editor: Jeff Vennard
Music: Dean Harada
Principal Cast: Azura Skye, Clayne Crawford

SOURCES

Print Source:
www.abigailcarpenter.com