What is
Lost Suburbia about?
Five Long Island, New York independent filmmakers
have come together to produce this labor of love (three years in the making) feature
anthology based on local haunted legends that have plagued their childhood nightmares.
The four short films are based on the hangings at Sweet Hollow Road (Paul Natale's
"Misery Loves"), the lady in white ghost (Sean King's "Mary's Grave"), the abandoned
Kings Park psychiatric facility (Terrence and Elizabeth Smith's "The Institute For
Mental Hygiene") and the Native American tale of Lake Ronkonkoma (Pete Bune's "Lady
of Lake Ronkonkoma"). The fictional films are preceded by documentary segments that
explore the legend's origins and feature interviews with experts on the subject such
as paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto, 'Weird NY' authors Mark Moran and Mark
Sceurman, and 'Ghosts of Long Island: Stories of the Paranormal' author Kerriann
Flanagan Brosky, along with historical photos, dramatic reenactments, location footage,
and testimonials by locals who have been effected by the legends; supernaturally or
otherwise. LOST SUBURBIA is a not just for Long Island natives, but a must see for
anyone interested in history and the supernatural.
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Where can I
see it?
The film is currently screening in select theaters in New York.
Check the "News" section of this sight for theaters and showtimes.
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Who is in
it?
Principle Cast Includes:
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Where was the
film shot??
In short, some of the creepiest places on Long Island, New York.
The shooting locations matched the locations from the myths. The Kings Park Psychiactric
Center, Sweet Hollow Road, Mount Misery Woods, Lake Ronkonkoma... all of the locations
are genuine.
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What are the individual short films about?
MISERY LOVES: Legend
has it a group of teenagers hung themselves above Sweet Hollow Road
in the Huntington township of Long Island, New York. Today, locals
believe that if properly summoned their ghosts emerge to scare people
away from traveling down the winding, unlit road. It is also believed
that one of the teens backed out at the last moment, only to be later
haunted by the ghosts of the others. This film is based on the suicide
pact's final days, and the chilling consequence of its sole estranged
member.
LADY OF THE LAKE:
A young woman mourns the death of her boyfriend who drowned in Lake
Ronkonkoma due to strange circumstances. She meets a young man who
also grieves his brother, who drowned in the same mysterious lake.
When they learn that the area is haunted by the ghost of an Indian
princess who vows revenge on those that resemble the killers of her
murdered lover, they challenge the myth and legend of the Lady of
the Lake.
MARY'S GRAVE:
Three friends bring a willing young girl to a mysterious hidden grave
in the woods, known by local teens to belong to a malevolent spirit
named Mary. But, their plan goes horribly wrong when one of them desecrates
Mary's resting place. They will come face to face with a force they
cannot understand, a force that will not let them leave until she
has her revenge.
THE INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HYGIENE:
Amid the ever increasing cluttered landscape of modern Long Island, there is
a rotten cavity if you will of neglected water front land that used to house
the King's Park Pstchiactric Center. Why does this highly desireable property
remain undeveloped? What is wrong with this tract of land? Bill and Lucy are
two young lovers who will experience first hand the stange and terrifing power
that lays in wait within the campus of the KPPC.
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What are the
future plans for the film?
A world-wide film festival run, cinema screenings, and a DVD release.
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