The state of mind that leads someone to join a cult perhaps isn’t immediately knowable to many. However, once you come to understand the behavior that leads to becoming enmeshed with a persuasive group, it might leave you forever changed. That concept lies at the heart of the upcoming “They Remain.”
Directed by Philip Gelatt, starring William Jackson Harper and Rebecca Henderson, and based on the short story “-30-” by award-winning author Laird Barron, the film follows two scientists who investigate a cult, and deal with consequences far beyond their wildest imagination. Here’s the official synopsis:
Based on the 2010 short story, “-30-” by award-winning author Laird Barron, THEY REMAIN explores the evolving relationship between Keith and Jessica, two scientists who are employed by a vast, impersonal corporation to investigate an unspeakable horror that took place at the remote encampment of a mysterious cult. Working and living in a state-of-the-art, high tech environment that is completely at odds with their surroundings, they spend their days gathering physical evidence, analyzing it, and reporting on their findings.
The intensity of their work, and their extreme isolation, bring the pair closer. But, when Jessica discovers a mysterious artifact of unknown origin, the dynamic between them changes: secrets are kept, sexual tensions arise, and paranoia sets in. Keith begins to have visions and is unable to distinguish whether they are nightmares or hauntings. Having lost all sense of what is real and what is imagined, all he knows is that the horror he and Jessica have been sent to uncover—a horror that could be biological, psychological, or supernatural— now threatens his very survival.
“They Remain” will open theatrically New York at Village East Cinema on Friday, March 2nd and Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall on Friday, March 9th with a national release to follow. Check out our exclusive clip below.