Sometimes you go into the viewing of a film with a certain idea in mind about what to expect. If you hear about a film that features a plot that revolves around the potential haunting at a farmhouse in Tennessee, you’re likely thinking that a horror film is to follow. However, with “Light from Light,” the haunted premise gives way to something less supernatural and much more human.

As you can see in the new trailer for “Light from Light,” there is definitely a supernatural premise at play, where a widower invites some paranormal investigators to his farm to find out if he’s being haunted by his deceased wife.

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Hell hath no fury like disappointed horror fans, so please don’t go to “Light from Light” expecting a horror movie, which it most certainly isn’t. Rather, the film is a gentle, humanist drama that uses the idea of a haunted house to explore themes of doubt, wonder, and the search for meaning in the modern world.

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Sheila (Marin Ireland) might get called a “ghost hunter,” but she’s really a searcher and a listener in a broader sense, trying to reach beyond the noise and clamor of the everyday to hear something deeper speak to her, whether that’s God, the universe, or someone from beyond the grave.

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If you, like everyone else on the planet, we’re hoping for a few days of respite following the announcement of the 2019 Academy Award nominations, given all the wtf omissions and snubs (no “Mr. Rogers” doc??), well, guess again. The Sundance Film Festival is upon us, it starts today and there is absolutely no rest for the wicked.

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Sundance is evolving as a platform.

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