I Live Here Now

Director Julie Pacino
Producer Kyle Kaminsky

Starring Lucy Fry, Madeline Brewer, Lara Clear, Sarah Rich, Sheryl Lee, Cara Seymour, Matt Rife

I LIVE HERE NOW charts an eerie emotional terrain, where the specters of the past constantly press into the present, and the struggle to become one’s true self feels like an existential horror.

But even amid the dread, the film maintains a sharp, satirical wit. Its dark humour stings with irony, skewering everything from toxic family myths to capitalist grind culture.

The supporting cast is incredible: Madeline Brewer (CAM), Sheryl Lee (TWIN PEAKS), Cara Seymour (ADAPTATION.), and an exceptionally slimy Matt Rife, are all perfectly attuned to the film’s tonal hallucinations. With a striking visual sensibility and a firm grasp on mood, Pacino crafts a cinematic experience that’s deeply immersive and unshakably strange. I LIVE HERE NOW marks the emergence of a bold new voice in genre cinema.

– Justine Smith Fantasial Film Festival

A young woman finds herself in a strange, derelict hotel as nightmarish visions from her past come to haunt her. As the lines of reality become increasingly blurred, the roots of her trauma come to the fore.

Uncompromising, visually striking and spiked with cinematic references, recalling David Lynch and Dario Argento, Julie Pacino’s directorial debut is a bold, compelling and darkly humourous psychological horror about female pain, identity and strength.

– Emma Boa Edinburgh International Film Festival