SXSW 2013: Mitchell Altieri’s ‘Holy Ghost People’ Trailer

Last week we posted some very intriguing stills from Mitchell Altieri‘s new film Holy Ghost People which is set to premier at SXSW. Yesterday, Deadline released the full trailer for the film and now I’m even more amped to check this one out.

The story takes make deep in the Appalachians where a young girl and a man she meets in a bar attempt to rescue her sister from a twisted snake-handling church. The film stars Emma Greenwell, Brendan McCarthy, Joe Egender, Cameron Richardson, and Roger Aaron Brown, and will be making its debut March 10th at the fest.  Hit the jump for the full synopsis and trailer.

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…