Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick Co-Direct Horror-Comedy 'Family Movie' Starring Their Kids at Bentonville Film Festival
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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick co-directed and star in 'Family Movie,' an ironically titled horror-comedy that opened the 12th Annual Bentonville Film Festival. The film features their real-life children Sosie and Travis Bacon as co-stars and producers. Bacon describes the project as a love letter to horror and independent film, blending gore with family dynamics in a meta twist on the traditional family movie genre.
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Our love letter to horror, to independent film
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