Dasha Nekrasova’s “THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST” Opens Dec. 17th

Watch the Trailer Opens Friday Dec. 17th at the Quad Cinema in New York (35mm) Available on Digital platforms and expands to more theaters starting Dec. 24th  “An audacious take on genre cinema that confronts contemporary issues such as global power structures, sexual abuse, conspiracy theories and the dark corners of the internet in a wildly twisted, witty and subversive manner.” – Berlin International Film Festival Jury Awarded Best First Feature ___ “A brash, gutsy, morbidly funny first feature from actor-filmmaker-podcaster Dasha Nekrasova.” – Guy Lodge, Variety ” “Thrilling and Unforgettable. This hallucinatory pastiche is even more than the sum of its cinematically riveting parts. ” – Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire Synopsis While out apartment hunting, college pals Noelle and Addie stumble upon the deal of a lifetime: a posh duplex on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. But soon after moving in, a more sinister picture of the apartment emerges when a mysterious woman arrives and claims the property used to belong to the infamous and recently-deceased Jeffrey Epstein. With this news, Noelle becomes obsessed with the visitor—to the point of infatuation. As the pair plunge deeper into the conspiracies of the Epstein case, Addie falls into her own bizarre state: a pseudo-possession complete with inexplicable fits of age-regressed sexual mania. As they peel back on these strange occurrences, the truth reveals itself to be more twisted than they could have ever imagined. About the Director Dasha Nekrasova is a Belarusian-American writer, actress, director and co-host of the popular cultural commentary podcast, “Red Scare.” Nekrasova made her feature acting debut in Wobble Palace (Eugene Kotlyarenko, 2018), which she co-wrote. TV acting credits include “The Serpent” (BBC/Netflix), opposite Tahar Rahim. She will next appear in season three of “Succession” (HBO). Director: Dasha Nekrasova Writers: Dasha Nekrasova, Madeline Quinn Starring: Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn, Dasha Nekrasova, Mark Rapaport Producers: Adam Mitchell, Mark Rapaport Executive Producers: Richard Tannenbaum, Alex Hughes, Lenny Vigden, Charmaine Kowalski, David Peretz Editor: Sophie Corra Cinematographer: Hunter Zimny Composer: Eli Keszler Running Time: 81 mins UTOPIA Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | “The Scary of Sixty-First” Instagram