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/ @sgpreviews SUBJECT: The Atticus Institute (2015) CLASSIFICATION: Supernatural Horror / Mockumentary STATUS: DeclassifiedHere is the detailed dossier on the film, separating the “Gruesome Hertzogg” persona from the hard facts of the production.THE ESSENTIALSDirector/Writer: Chris Sparling (known for writing the Ryan Reynolds film Buried)Release Date: January 23, 2015Runtime: 83 minutesProduction Company: The Safran Company (Producers of The Conjuring and Annabelle)THE PREMISEPresented as a mock-documentary, the film details the events of the fall of 1976. Dr. Henry West founded The Atticus Institute to test individuals for ESP and telekinetic abilities. After years of fraud and failure, they encounter Judith Winstead, a woman whose abilities are not only real but dangerously uncontrollable. The U.S. Government eventually intervenes, not to cure her, but to weaponize the demonic force inhabiting her body for Cold War applications.THE CASTRya Kihlstedt as Judith Winstead (The possessed subject. She is often praised as the film’s standout performance for her physical acting.)William Mapother as Dr. Henry West (The lead scientist. Mapother is well known for playing Ethan Rom in Lost.)Harry Groener as Lawrence HenaultJohn Rubinstein as Marcus WheelerSharon Maughan as Susan Gorman

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