SXSW 2013: First Images for Mitchell Altieri’s ‘Holy Ghost People’

Here’s the first set of promotional images from Mitchell Altieri‘s upcoming film Holy Ghost People, which is set to have it’s premier at SXSW 2013.  Altieri is best known for his work as one half of The Butcher Brothers, co-directing festival hits like The Hamiltons and The Violent Kind.

This time, Altieri is branching off on his own to craft a dark tale of snake-handling Christians deep in the Appalachians. Though there isn’t a trailer out yet, I’m already sold.  Holy Ghost People is screening March 10th at SXSW, hit the jump for the full synopsis and stills.

In this psychological thriller, nineteen-year old Charlotte enlists the help of alcoholic ex-Marine Wayne to find her estranged sister who has gone missing deep in the Appalachian Mountains.  Their search leads them to the Church of One Accord and an enigmatic snake-handling preacher named Brother Billy, who’s devoted congregation of outcasts knowingly risk injury or death seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost.  What Wayne and Charlotte uncover during their time on the mountain – about themselves and the nature of faith – will shake them to their core, as the mystery of Charlotte’s sister and her fate unravels…