Racing Daylight (2007)

Sadie thinks she's going insane. Edmund is sure he's being haunted. And Henry, well Henry's just racing daylight.

Director:

Nicole Quinn

Writer:

Nicole Quinn

Stars:

Melissa Leo, Jason Downs, Le Clanché du Rand

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Leo	...	Sadie / Anna
Jason Downs	...	Edmund / Billy Palmer
Le Clanché du Rand	...	Grandma / Oneida (as Leclanche Durand)
David Strathairn	...	Henry / Harry
Emilie Ruscoe	...	Coed
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Fred / Drifter
Sigrid Heath	...	Violet Stokes
John Seidman	...	Busy-Body / Troll-Man
Denny Dillon	...	Gossip / Religious Wife
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Vicky Palmer / Helly
David Smilow	...	Confederate Captain / Cedarsville Resident
Davis Hall	...	Doctor
Matt Kehoe	...	Specialist
Shelley Wyant	...	Henry's Mother
Nicole Quinn	...	Prehistoric Woman

Storyline

Sadie thinks she's going insane. Edmund is sure he's being haunted. And Henry, well Henry's just racing daylight.

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Taglines:

What happens when time collides?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2007 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$550,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Watershed Works, Blue Barn Productions, Dogo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A beautifully moving love story.

Nicole Quinn has written a hauntingly beautiful love story that transcends time and space. Racing Daylight has an unusual opening with frenzied music playing over the quiet photographs of homes and places in Cedarsville going back four or five generations. Cedarsville is a quiet observer gently protecting the resident's history and their secrets. Sadie Stokes returns to Cedarsville to take care of her aging grandma; they are the last two surviving Stokes in Cedarsville. The refrain is: There have always been Stokes in Cedarsville. Very early we learn that Sadie has always believed she would go insane. She has been experiencing hallucinations, but she tells no one preferring to just let it happen. Sadie discovers that it is freeing to not fight insanity. Sadie is shy and lonely and would like to reach out to a childhood friend, Henry, who always seems to be around when she needs him. One day Henry tells her of a very old letter he found tucked into the wall of a shed on her property. When she reads it Sadie discovers it was written to Anna a Stokes ancestor. Things begin to change for Sadie upon reading the letter. Her hallucinations are becoming interactive which makes you wonder are they hallucinations or is she being possessed and pulled out of time by the spirit of Anna? Except for the chaotic music in the opening you'll find the music is beautiful floats along with the babbling brook, buzzing insects and summer songbirds you can almost feel cool afternoon breezes as you walk along with Sadie in her travels. The characters are wonderful and funny, especially Henry, and they help to tell Sadie's story. Just when you think you have Sadie's story figured out... There are many twists and turns in this 300 year old ghost story. I will be adding this to my personal collection.