| Higher Ground | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vera Farmiga |
| Produced by | Claude Dal Farra Renn Hawkey Carly Hugo Matthew Parker |
| Screenplay by | Carolyn Briggs Tim Metcalfe |
| Music by | Alec Puro |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Editing by | Colleen Sharp |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | January 2011 (Sundance) August 26, 2011 (United States) |
| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film starring Vera Farmiga. The film is also Farmiga's directorial debut.[1]
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Pregnant, married, and awkward at eighteen years old, Corinne Briggs grows more and more interested in Jesus, eventually giving herself over to a radical New Testament church. Amidst her community of self-described "Jesus Freaks," Corinne's daily life consists of hours of Bible study, alternative family practices and bracing for the oncoming Rapture. It's only when her marriage begins to unravel that Corinne dares to question the religious dogma she has embraced for her entire adult life.
Higher Ground is loosely based on the memoir This Dark World: A Story of Faith Found and Lost by author Carolyn Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay. Filming took place in June 2010 in Kingston, New York.
The film premiered in January 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release in the US by Sony Pictures Classics on August 26, 2011.