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| Directed by | Kelsey Egan |
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| Produced by | Greig Buckle |
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| Cinematography | Justus de Jager |
| Edited by | Rowan Jackson |
| Music by | Patrick Cannell [1] |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
Glasshouse is a 2021 South African dystopian thriller film directed by Kelsey Egan in her feature debut and co-written by Egan and Emma Lungiswa de Wet. It premiered at the 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival. [2] [3]
The first in a trio, it was made available to stream on DStv's Box Office and on Showmax in February 2022. [4] Following a screening at the 2021 Sci-Fi-London, it had a 10 January 2022 digital release in the United Kingdom distributed by Signature Entertainment. [5]
The film received six nominations at the 2022 South African Film and Television Awards, including Best Feature Film, winning five of them.
As a dementia-like toxin that wipes people's memories known as the Shred spreads, a family of a mother, three daughters, and one son isolate themselves in a greenhouse, which the mother calls the Sanctuary. Their ritualistic idyll is disrupted when the eldest daughter invites a wounded stranger into their home. [6]
Principal photography took place in the Eastern Cape beginning in October 2020. De Wet, who grew up in the province, wrote the script with the Pearson Conservatory at St George's Park in mind. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality granted the creators permission to use it as a filming location for six weeks, and they hired local crew for the film. [7]
Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 90% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. [8]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Film Threat's Award This! | Indie Sci-Fi | Glasshouse | Pending | [9] |
| Directress | Kelsey Egan | Pending | |||
| South African Film and Television Awards | Best Feature Film | Glasshouse | Nominated | [10] | |
| Best Achievement in Editing – Feature Film | Rowan Jackson | Won | |||
| Best Achievement in Cinematography – Feature Film | Justus de Jager | Won | |||
| Best Achievement in Production Design – Feature Film | Kerry von Lillienfeld | Won | |||
| Best Achievement in Costume Design – Feature Film | Catherine McIntosh | Won | |||
| Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling – Feature Film | Annie Butler | Won | |||
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