The Scary of Sixty-First
Director: Dasha Nekrasova
Writer: Dasha Nekrasova, Madeline Quinn
Producer: Adam Mitchell, Mark Rapaport
Cast: Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn, Dasha Nekrasova, Mark Rapaport
USA, 2021, 81 min, English with Hebrew subtitles
Festivals & Awards:
Berlin Film Festival 2021 – Winner of Best First Feature Award
Moscow Film Festival 2021
Melbourne Film Festival 2021
Vancouver International Film Festival 2021
Sitges Film Festival, Spain 2021
In her directorial debut, actress and podcast host Dasha Nekrasova deals with gender and power roles in a different, daring and surprising way. Nekrasova delivers a disturbing piece, influenced by the Italian “Giallo” films and the psychological horror films of the 70’s and 80’s. Both genres are reimagined together in a film that is well connected to its roots but also defies them.
Two roommates discover that the new apartment they rented in the upper east side has a dark history of horrible secrets. It used belong to the billionaire sex offender and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and there he carried out his horrible crimes. The apartment is haunted by the ghosts of his young victims and the more the two roommates investigate the history of the apartment and what took place there, they find themselves deeper and deeper in trouble.
“The scary of Sixty-First” is a shrewd film operating inside the world of content which Nekrasova feeds on, such as internet culture and conspiracy theories.
Viewing is 18+.