Higher Ground (2011)
1h 49m
Running Time
August 26, 2011Release Date
Plot.
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Vera Farmiga
Corinne Walker
Joshua Leonard
Ethan Miller
Dagmara Domińczyk
Annika
Norbert Leo Butz
Pastor Bill
Nina Arianda
Wendy Walker
Michael Chernus
Ned
Taissa Farmiga
Teenage Corinne Walker
Donna Murphy
Kathleen Walker
Boyd Holbrook
Teenage Ethan Miller
John Hawkes
CW Walker
Taylor Schwencke
Young Wendy Walker
Bill Irwin
Pastor Bud
Carolyn S. Briggs
Writer
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Luke
Tim Metcalfe
Writer
Sean Mahon
Liam Donovan
Claude Dal Farra
Producer
Jack Gilpin
Dr. Dick Adams
Molly Hawkey
Molly
Renn Hawkey
Producer
Carly Hugo
Producer
Manny Siverio
Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Parker
Producer
Alec Puro
Composer
Michael McDonough
Cinematographer
Colleen Sharp
Editor
Kerry Barden
CastingDirector
Paul Schnee
CastingDirector
Shawn Carroll
Art Direction
Sharon Lomofsky
ProductionDesigner
Brice Dal Farra
Executive Producer
Jonathan Burkhart
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 26, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$841,733
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film directed by Vera Farmiga in her directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 memoir This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost by Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film follows Corinne Walker (Farmiga) and her vacillating relationship with Christianity. The cast also includes Joshua Leonard, John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, and Bill Irwin.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25, 2011, and received a limited release in the United States on August 26, 2011, by Sony Pictures Classics.