British label Second Sight has detailed its upcoming Limited Edition of Joel Anderson's
Lake Mungo (2008), starring Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker, and Tania Lentini. The release will be available for purchase on May 31.
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer tragically drowns while swimming in the local dam and in the days that follow her grieving family begins to experience a series of strange and inexplicable events. Seeking the help of a parapsychologist, their search for answers reveals that Alice had been living a disturbed life and hiding dark secrets. Something had haunted their daughter and the terrifying truth awaits at Lake Mungo.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Archive audio commentary by Producer David Rapsey and DoP John Brawley
- New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood
- Captured Spirits: an interview with DoP John Brawley
- Ghost in the Machine: an interview with Producer David Rapsey
- A Cop and a Friend: an interview with Actors Carole Patullo & James Lawson
- Kindred Spirits: Filmmakers Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead on Lake Mungo
- Hosting Spirits: Filmmaker Rob Savage on Lake Mungo
- Simulacra and Spirits: a video essay by film academic Josh Nelson
- Autopsy of a Family Home: a video essay by filmmaker Joseph Wallace
- Deleted Scenes
- English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired
- REGION-FREE
Additional Content:
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Thomas Walker
- 80-page soft cover book with new essays by Sarah Appleton, Simon Fitzjohn, Rich Johnson, Mary Beth McAndrews and Shellie McMurdo; an interview with actor James Lawson by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; plus rare behind-the-scenes photos courtesy pf John Brawley
- 3 art cards with new illustrations by Thomas Walker