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Movie filmed at Dunkirk Lighthouse on sale Tuesday

Widow’s Point

Submitted Photos Cast members of “Widow’s Point” are pictured here on the lawn of the Dunkirk Lighthouse facing Lake Erie. Pictured from left to right are Willow Xylia Anwar, Dominic Luongo and KateLynn E. Newberry.

Just one year ago, Gowanda native Gregory Lamberson premiered his latest film at his Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, followed by a packed screening at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House last September.

On Tuesday, the award-winning feature film will be released on DVD and On Demand, bringing the beauty of the historic Dunkirk Lighthouse to the homes of countless viewers.

In a phone interview with the OBSERVER, Lamberson said,

In August 2018, the movie was shot in just 15 days, including several days at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. is a supernatural thriller starring Craig Sheffer ( ) as author Thomas Livingston, who spends a weekend in a haunted lighthouse to promote his next book. His life becomes threatened by sinister forces in this exciting story, which is based on the novella of the same name by Richard and Billy Chizmar. The film was produced by Tamar Gonzalez Lamberson and co-stars several Buffalo-area actors including Kaelin Lamberson, KateLynn E. Newberry, Dominic Luongo, John Renna, and California-based actress Willow Xylia Anwar.

Armand Petri, coordinator of SUNY Fredonia’s Music Industry program, served as co-composer of the score, along with Joe Rozler, a Buffalo-based studio musician and producer who earned his Mus.B. in Music Education at Fredonia in 1995. Mary Ramsey, who earned her Mus.B. in Music Performance in 1995 at Fredonia, provided vocals; she is lead vocalist and longtime member of 10,000 Maniacs.

Lamberson, who was raised in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1982, is well known for his horror films, many of which have become cult favorites, including and He wrote and directed and when the time came to choose a filming location, he knew the Dunkirk Lighthouse would be perfect.

Lamberson said.

Lamberson, who now calls Buffalo home, shot the majority of the movie’s interior scenes in an unoccupied house in Clarence and on the NDstudios soundstage in Buffalo. He explained to the OBSERVER that he is grateful for the timing of the film’s production, as present circumstances would have made it impossible to gather the cast and crew together, especially in indoor spaces.

He added,

However, Lamberson believes that current trends will bode well for Western New York. Lamberson said.

While Lamberson’s new projects are presently on hold, he’s spent the past year on the film festival circuit with his latest movie. Lamberson explained.

The shortened film festival schedule appeared to have no impact on the movie’s success. won Best of the Festival, Best Actor and Best Score at Shawna Shea Film Festival; Best Feature at Gen Con Film Festival and The American Horrors Film Festival; Best New York Feature at Upstate NY Horror Film Festival; Audience Choice Award at Twin Tiers International Film Festival; and Best Actor at Crimson Screen International Film Festival. It was an Official Selection at Big Apple Film Festival, LUSCA Caribbean International Film Festival in Puerto Rico, Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, and Saints and Sinners Film Festival. It will have its Canadian Premiere at Shock Stock Film Festival later this month.

101 Films is releasing Widow’s Point in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and the sales agency Devilworks is handling international sales. The film is available for pre-order on Amazon and other online retailers, and will be on shelves in Walmart locations across the country on Tuesday.

Starting at $2.99/week.

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