“Normal People” heartthrob Paul Mescal has quickly parlayed his breakout popularity on TV into a burgeoning film career. After appearing in last year’s “The Lost Daughter” from first-time director Maggie Gyllenhall, he’s now the star of another feature debut from a female filmmaker on the rise.

“Aftersun,” a sensitive drama about family and memory, was conceived by Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells.

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Employing atmospheric slow-cinema aesthetics and examining the mystique of extra terrestrial life with a Tarkovskian eye on a micro-budget scale isn’t exactly a piece of cake, but Ian Clark nails it in is new feature “A Morning Light.” Starring filmmakers Zach Weintraub (“Slackjaw,” “You Make Me Feel So Young“) and Celia Rowlson-Hall (“Ma“), the film is an understated sci-fi thriller about two people who start to experience strange phenomenons while in the woods of the Pacific Northwest.

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AFI Fest Review: Celia Rowlson-Hall's 'Ma' Is A Spellbinding And Fiercely Original Cinematic Experience

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