Culver City, CA (November 7, 2011) –Higher Ground, directed by and starring Academy Award® nominee Vera Farmiga (2010 Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Up in the Air) will be released on a Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack on January 10, 2012 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This Sony Pictures Classics film is based on the memoir This Dark World by Carolyn S. Briggs and was an official 2011 selection of the Sundance Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film also stars Academy Award® nominee John Hawkes (2011 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winter’s Bone), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Donna Murphy (Tangled) and Bill Irwin (Rachel Getting Married). Higher Ground will be available for an SLP of $45.99 for the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Special features will include a commentary with Director/actress Vera Farmiga, actor Joshua Leonard and producer Renn Hawkey, deleted scenes, a behind the scenes featurette and a Los Angeles Film Festival Q & A.
Synopsis
Pregnant, married and awkward at eighteen years old, Corrine Miller grows more and more interested in Jesus, eventually giving herself over to a radical New Testament church. Amidst her community of self-described “Jesus Freaks,” Corrine’s daily life consists of hours of Bible study, alternative family practices and bracing for the oncoming Rapture. It’s only when her marriage begins to unravel that Corrine dares to question the religious dogma she has embraced for her entire life.
BD/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Commentary with Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard and Renn Hawkey
“The Making of Higher Ground”
Deleted Scenes
L.A. Film Festival Q & A
