“Remember when we used to play in the woods together? I got lost that one summer. When I turned around, you were gone,” Theresa (Kirsten Dunst) recalls in the newly released trailer for “Woodshock.” We don’t know who Theresa is talking to, if anyone — that seems to be the entire point of this largely atmospheric, moody clip.
Written and directed by newcomers Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy, “Woodshock” looks like it was filmed on a Super 8 camera. Its hazy cinematography is reminiscent of home movies or half-forgotten memories. This makes sense, as the film follows Theresa as she self-medicates with a cannabinoid drug to cope with intense grief. Since the trailer is from Theresa’s perspective, we’re not sure if any the action is real, hallucinated, remembered, or all of the above.
Next, you can catch Dunst in Sofia Coppola’s “The Beguiled,” out June 23. The drama sees Dunst playing a teacher at a Confederate girls school that’s turned upside down when a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) arrives to convalesce. The film also stars Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning.
Dunst will make her feature directorial debut with an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” starring Dakota Fanning. The film is expected to open sometime in 2018.
“Woodshock” hits theaters September 15. Check out the new trailer and poster below.
