Overhill


Overhill is a 2013 British horror thriller film, directed by Will Hutchinson and starring Lorna Beckett. The story focuses on Londoner, Rebecca, who takes Overhill cottage in Pendeen as a quiet and secluded place to get her novel finished. She quickly finds that the locals know more about her than she anticipated, and peace is in short supply.

Production

Set in the village of Pendeen in Cornwall, and largely shot over four days in 2011, featuring many local actors, it was completed for just £600.

Release

The film had its worldwide premiere at the East End [Film Festival] on Thursday 27 June 2013, followed by a question-and-answer session with director Will Hutchinson, writer Leo Whetter and Guardian journalist David Stubbs.