Damned by Dawn

Damned by Dawn
Directed by	Brett Anstey
Produced by	Brett Anstey Luke Gibson Dave Redman
Written by	Brett Anstey Russell Friedrich Rob Townshend
Starring	Renee Willner Bridget Neval Dawn Klingberg Danny Alder Taryn Eva Peter Stratford Mark Taylor
Music by	Phil Lambert Scott McIntyre
Cinematography	Reg Spoon
Editing by	Dave Redman
Distributed by	Image Entertainment
Release date(s)	October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19) (Screamfest Film Festival) November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) (United States)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Damned by Dawn is a 2009 independent horror film written and directed by Brett Anstey, starring Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klingberg, Danny Alder, Peter Stratford, Taryn Eva and Mark Taylor. It was released in United States on Blu-ray and DVD by Image Entertainment on November 9.

Plot

Claire (Renee Willner) goes to see her family living in a squalid farm after 18 months with her boyfriend Paul (Danny Alder). When Claire arrives, she brings with her a mysterious vase containing specific instructions. Living on the farm are her father Bill (Peter Stratford), her younger sister Jen (Taryn Eva) and her old grandmother Nana (Dawn Klingberg) who is about to pass away after a long illness. She starts speaking to Claire about a strange woman known as "The Banshee" (Bridget Neval) that will take care of her after the death. At first, Claire thinks that her grandmother is raving, but afterwards she starts hearing piercing screams and a female figure enters in their house, walking towards Nana's room. Claire learns that the Banshee actually exists, and has to fight against this female ghost and her spirits wanting to damn the entire family.

Cast

• Renee Willner as Claire, a young woman involved in the fight against the Banshee in order to save her family.
• Bridget Neval as the Banshee, an evil female spirit wanting to damn Claire's family.
• Danny Alder as Paul, Claire's boyfriend.
• Peter Stratford as Bill, Claire's father.
• Dawn Klingberg as Nana, Claire's dying grandmother.
• Taryn Eva as Jen, Claire's younger sister.
• Mark Taylor as Simmo.
• Nina Nicols as a ghost.
• Trent Schwarz as a ghost.

External links

• Official website
• Damned by Dawn at the Internet Movie Database
• Damned by Dawn DVD Review on Horror.about.com
• Film Review: Damned by Dawn (2009) on HorrorNews.net
• Damned by Dawn (2009) on Wildside Cinema