THE GHOST AT SKELETON ROCK
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In the summer of 1992, at the height of the AIDS crisis, 18-year-old Vinny reels after his first hookup with another boy, a goth from the city named Gabe. In the tiny enclave of Callicoon, New York, his only confidant is CHRIS, a ghost he's been secretly communicating with through a handmade Ouija board.

Consumed by fear over his first sexual encounter, Vinny brings Gabe beneath the ruins of a crumbling bridge to summon Chris. Gabe quickly discovers Chris isn't just a figment of Vinny's imagination, he's a jealous ghost with the power to twist reality into nightmares.

WRITER/DIRECTOR: BOBBY ABATE
PRODUCER: TODD STEPHENS
CINEMATOGRAPHY: BRIAN RIGNEY-HUBBARD

CAST:
JORDI BERTRÁN RAMÍREZ (VINNY)
RIVER KNIGHT (GABE)
JACK QUINN (CHRIS)

ARRI ALEXA / CINEMASCOPE
TRT: 19:28
SHOOT: FALL 2024

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Vinny’s hand made ouija board created by Bobby Abate

>>>>>> DIRECTOR STATEMENT
Bobby Abate (Brooklyn, NY) is a Queer filmmaker, artist, and editor whose work fuses supernatural drama, emotional intensity, and personal history. Named one of Film Comment’s “Top 25 Filmmakers for the 21st Century,” Bobby is a recipient of the prestigious 2024 Princess Grace Award Special Projects Grant. Their films have screened around the world, from the New York Film Festival and MoMA’s MediaScope series to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Rome International Film Festival, ICA London, San Francisco Cinematheque, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Their latest project, THE GHOST AT SKELETON ROCK, based on their coming-out story during the height of the AIDS crisis, was produced by Todd Stephens (EDGE OF 17, GYPSY 83, ANOTHER GAY MOVIE, SWAN SONG). Earlier films include LOVE ROSE, A PARTY RECORD, and THE EVIL EYES (winner of the \aut\FILM Award at the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival). Their underground feature CERTAIN WOMEN, co-directed with Peggy Ahwesh, premiered as the opening night film of the 9th Annual New York Underground Film Festival and was later praised by MoMA.

As an editor, Bobby worked on HBO’s WE’RE HERE (Seasons 3–4), which received Peabody and Television Academy awards, and creates animations for drag icon Sasha Velour. They hold an MFA from Bard College and have received grants and residencies from LMCC, the Leighton Artist Exchange, Saltonstall Foundation, and VCCA.

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>>>>>> PRODUCTION STILLS

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