The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Went Up the Hill” showing Aug. 22-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.

Abandoned as a child, Jack (Dacre Montgomery) travels to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother, Elizabeth. There, he meets her widow, Jill (Vicky Krieps), and over the nights that follow, Elizabeth's spirit begins to possess them in turn.

What starts as a search for closure soon unearths deeper wounds. Bound by grief and haunted by what remains, Jack and Jill must break free from Elizabeth’s grasp before she pushes them to the edge.

Set against the deeply atmospheric backdrop of New Zealand’s South Island, “Went Up the Hill” is an intimate, modern ghost story from Samuel Van Grinsven that explores the legacy of loss and the struggle to let go.

“One of the most startlingly original ghost stories in years.” — The Hollywood Reporter

“Chilling, gripping, emotionally raw.” — Screen Rant

“Went Up the Hill” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre Aug. 22-28. Showtimes will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22, 23 and 24 at 4:00 p.m.; and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 25, 26, 27 and 28 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.