Purgatory Houses are here on Earth.

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** ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST FILMS **
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS
-CBS RADIO,
-FILMTHREAT
-eFILMCRITIC
-FILM FREAK CENTRAL

** WINNER OF 12 FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS **
Including "Best Film", "Best Screenplay",
"Best Actress" and "Audience Award"

** 2-Time PRISM AWARD NOMINEE **
Honoring films that make a positive difference in the world by accurately portraying drug and alcohol addiction in the media

"Put the names of Cindy Baer and Celest Davis
on the V.I.P. list of promising new filmmakers."
-FILM FREAK CENTRAL

“Amazing! Brilliant! A cinematic gem that demands to be seen.”
Todd David Schwartz, CBS RADIO

"Original and Unforgetable"
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS

"One of the best films about troubled teens
that I've ever seen"
-Terry Keefe, Edtor-at-Large,
VENICE MAGAZINE

"A charming, touching, clever and all-around brilliantly crafted film"
-FILM THREAT

About the DVD:

14-year-old writer Celeste Davis stars in her own story opposite Jim Hanks ("BABY GENIUSES"), Johnny Pacar (Disney's "NOW YOU SEE IT" & NBC's "Flight 29 Down") and Devin Witt. Featuring music from great recording artists. Directed by Cindy Baer. WINNER of 12 Festival Awards, and 2-time PRISM Award Nominee.

Filmed in 2001, PURGATORY HOUSE marked the beginning of the digital revolution. From what it reveals about the pressures and struggles that plague our troubled youth, to the (then) cutting-edge grassroots technologies that helped create it, PURGATORY HOUSE is uniquely a sign of our times.

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90 min. of Bonus Features Include:
"Behind the Scenes" featurette
"Putting It All Together" featurette
The LA Premiere
2 Deleted scenes
2 Trailers
Music video by Larisa Stow
Note from Silver Strand
24-hour teen crisis hotline number

" One of the best films about teen angst since REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE."
FILMS IN REVIEW

“Imaginative and deeply touching”
NOHO LA MEGAZINE

“Fascinating to absorb and compelling to contemplate.”
EFILMCRITIC

“Rarely have emotions rung as true as they do in this film.”
THE NUMBERS

“Like a passionately scribbled diary entry, this phantasmagoric tale
brims with all the heartfelt spiritual bewilderment and deep thoughts
that only a teenage girl would, or could, voice.”
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“Bold, unabashedly artsy, fearlessly original, and nothing less than 100% provocative, “Purgatory House” is one of the wildest, freshest films
that I have seen in a long time."
INDIETALK.COM

“"Engaging and provocative, this film asks us to reconsider
the adolescent experience from a perspective that is sincerely youthful,
marked by a candid admission of the unknown, an optimistic determination
to find fulfillment, and rarest of all, a critical examination of the morals
and mores that are foisted upon young people today."
WORCESTER MOVIES

“In a world of increasing disconnection, Purgatory House gives that disconnection a palpable reality. It is as raw and challenging as adolescence itself."
ECLIPSE MAGAZINE

“ One of the most honest, most powerful, most revealing teen movies ever"
FLICK FILOSPHER

“Purgatory House contains a creativity scarcely seen in multiplexes...
A provocative, creative film that explores sensitive subject matter skillfully”
THE CINEMATIC VERSES

“Amazing! Truly like no other film that has been done before.
This could have a profound effect on teenagers.”
Martha Frankel, Celebrity Journalist

“ A well-written and superbly directed movie.
The look of the film, both gritty and otherworldly, spoke volumes and added more depth to the film. This insightful, independent production is a must-see"
FATALLY-YOURS

“ Purgatory House sets out to show a “very unique” view of
life, death, religion, and love, and actually does!...
Movies like this are hard to come by. It has a certain wit and style that you really don’t find elsewhere, and a unique way of looking at important topics and presenting them in an interesting and engaging way."
JACKASS CRITICS

“An excellently constructed...sophisticated, inventive feature.”
LA INDEPENDENT

“An exceptional work.”
GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

“A remarkable piece of filmmaking.”
CREATIVE SCREENWRITING MAGAZINE

“ It is refreshing to see someone take a chance on being different.
A more refined script or production would have ruined this film completely.
This film deserves to be watched and owned."
HOME THEATER INFO

“Powerful…brilliant.
It just blew me away!”
Alvin Sargent, 2-time Academy Award Winning screenwriter

“Phenomenal, spectacular!
This film has to be seen!”
Laura Ziskin, producer (SPIDERMAN, PRETTY WOMAN)

PURGATORY HOUSE chronicles the after-life journey of Silver Strand: a lonely teen who has abandoned her troubled life of drug addiction with boyfriend Sam (Johnny Pacar) only  to find herself caught somewhere between Heaven and Hell. There she must choose whether she will accept her drab existence, or finally discover within herself the power to change. Her guides along the road to self-enlightenment include a wry Saint (Jim Hanks), a motley group of fellow teen souls condemned to the Purgatory House, and God herself (also played by Hanks). Written by and starring 14-year-old Celeste Davis, this semi autobiographical fantasy is a living, breathing snapshot of how it feels to be a teen in today's world. It's a wake up call.

Purgatory Houses are here on earth. Can we help our kids find the way out?

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**WINNER OF 12 FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS**

About the Movie:

PURGATORY HOUSE chronicles the after-life journey of Silver Strand: a lonely teen who has abandoned her troubled life of drug addiction with boyfriend Sam (Johnny Pacar) only to find herself caught somewhere between Heaven and Hell. There she must choose whether she will accept her drab existence, or finally discover within herself the power to change. Her guides along the road to self-enlightenment include a wry Saint (Jim Hanks), a motley group of fellow teen souls condemned to the Purgatory House, and God herself (also played by Hanks). Written by and starring 14-year-old Celeste Davis, this semi-autobiographical fantasy is a living, breathing snapshot of how it feels to be a teen in today's world. It's a wake up call. Purgatory Houses are here on earth. Can we help our kids find the way out?

Behind the Scenes footage: Meet teen writer/actress Celeste Davis and director Cindy Baer in 2 extensive "behind the scenes" videos, and see how this amazing project was created from start to finish. Also meet actors Jim Hanks, Johnny Pacar and Devin Witt, along with the rest of the cast and crew who came together to bring this movie to life.

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