This month on Point of View, host Tom Augustine sits down with Samuel Van Grinsven and Dacre Montgomery to discuss their new film Went Up the Hill — a psychological drama inspired by Van Grinsven’s memories of childhood in New Zealand’s South Island.
An intimate, modern ghost story, Went Up the Hill explores the extremities of grief and the haunting struggle of letting go.
When Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother, he encounters her grieving widow, Jill. But his mother’s spirit soon returns — inhabiting each of their bodies to speak to the other — sparking a life-threatening nocturnal dance of grief, love, and possession.
🎬 Went Up the Hill is now showing in cinemas across New Zealand.
What to Expect
- Samuel Van Grinsven on his creative journey bringing Went Up the Hill to life
- A spooky, emotional drama set in New Zealand
- Dacre Montgomery on stepping into complex, emotionally charged roles
- Exploring grief, love, and the supernatural through a modern lens
View on Screen in Octuber
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- Shelby Oaks
- Him
- Avatar: The Way of Water (Re-release)
- Went Up the Hill
- Tron Ares
- Eleanor the Great
- A House of Dynamite
- Ballad of a Small Player
- Twinless
- Roofman
- The Black Phone 2
- Regretting You
- Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
- Pike River
- Begonia
Best of Streaming Coming Out
- Chap Power
- Play Dirty
- The Lost Bus
- Steve
- Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- John Candy: I Like Me
- Hedda
View Box:
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Every Tuesday at 8:30 PM | Episode 1 – Premieres October 21
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Speakers
- Tom Augustine - @thaugustine
- Samuel Van Grinsven - @svgrinsven
- Dacre Montgomery - @dacremontgomery
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