The Purgation (2015)
Ever since she was a little girl, Iris has wanted to be a filmmaker. For the last five years though, she's been trapped working in reality television, directing episodes for a series that's barely able to compete with Ghost Hunters. Iris sees her big chance to prove herself when she gets sent on assignment to her hometown of Black Falls, a small town harboring an abandoned insane asylum that has a dark history of excessive shock therapy. Filming inside the asylum brings back childhood memories for Iris, memories of sneaking into the asylum with her friends to shoot homemade horror movies. Little does Iris know, her life is about to imitate her art.
Director: Elaine Chu
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Tiffany Kieu as Iris |
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Kat Johnston as Eddie |
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Kate Dauphin as Marlene |
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Tom Walsh as Derrick |
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Corey Fabyan as Jacob |
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Megan Truong as Young Iris |
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Pearce Joza as Caden |
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Brian Sounalath as Iris's Father |
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Martina D'Ovidio as Young Marlene |
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Alex Gruenenfelder as Young Derrick |
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Brandon Kirk as The Patient |
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Ami Sarfati as Sister Agnes |
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Rachel Parker as Jean |
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Ken Conklin as The Man |
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Morgan Christensen as Elvis |
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Leah Catherine as Hotel Receptionist |
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B.T. Moorer as Hotel Guest |
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Maikiko James as Iris's Mother |
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Jeff Feazell as Mental Patient #1 |
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Quinn Knox as Mental Patient #2 |
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Nick Aders as Mental Patient #3 |
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Nasaka Malimba as Nun #1 |
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Chelsea Hogan as Nun #2 |
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Aaron Fitzpatrick as Nun #3 |
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Sunil Rajan as Chapel Spirit |
| Production | Stephanie Pascaris | Producer |
| Production | Alicia Harris | Production Designer |
| Editing | Juliette Edwards | Editor |
| Sound | Marc Chester | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Creager | Costume Designer |
| Production | Stephanie Pascaris | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Matt Dority | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ginny Cheung | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sandra Castro | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Adam Boggs | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Anthony Campuzano | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Joseph C. Petkwitz | Gaffer |
| Camera | Kevin B. Woodruff | Key Grip |
| Camera | Richard Humberto Pena | Grip |
| Camera | Anthony Prudenti | Grip |
| Sound | Neil Kimball | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Cary Daniels | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Lauren M. Womble | Sound Assistant |
| Directing | Jonathan T. Simon | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Nicole Sykes | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Blinn | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Blinn | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Blinn | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melinda Colburn | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Martinez | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Johnston | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Art | Grant Hyde | Art Direction |
| Art | Jackie De Leon | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Kerri Fernsworth | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Tom Walsh | Carpenter |
| Crew | Josh Suprenant | Carpenter |
| Art | Jade Law | Painter |
| Art | Natalie Swain | Painter |
| Production | Brian Kong | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chelsea Lutz | Production Assistant |
| Production | Nasaka Malimba | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lauren M. Womble | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Ginny Cheung | Set Photographer |
| Crew | Carolina Yuriar | Catering |
| Sound | Jake Walsh | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Danny Kong | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eve Skylar | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Andrew R. Cohen | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Justin Edwards | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | John Hale | Colorist |
| Crew | Maikiko James | Thanks |
| Crew | Brian Kong | Thanks |
| Crew | Nasaka Malimba | Thanks |
| Crew | Sachin Mehta | Thanks |
| Crew | Nacia Schreiner | Thanks |
| Crew | Caroline Yeh | Thanks |
| Crew | Beejal Lakhavani | Thanks |
| Directing | Elaine Chu | Director |
| Writing | Elaine Chu | Writer |
| Production | Elaine Chu | Producer |
| Production | Ken Conklin | Executive Producer |
| Production | B.T. Moorer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Cordy | Producer |
| Camera | John Hale | Director of Photography |
| Production | Brian Sounalath | Associate Producer |