Nicole Ari Parker, Danny Huston, & Phoebe Tonkin Reveal Secrets in We Are Gathered Here Today Trailer | Exclusive

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive We Are Gathered Here Today trailer for Freestyle Digital Media‘s upcoming screenlife drama about a family grieving together through a video call due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The movie will be available to rent or own on all North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD, starting May 20, 2025.

The movie is written and directed by Paul Boyd, with Eric Barrett and Danny Huston serving as producers. The ensemble cast includes Huston, Nicole Ari Parker, Lin Shaye, Jenny O’Hara, Margaret Avery, Phoebe Tonkin, Luna Blaise, Charlie Barnett, Clifton Davis, Bill Smitrovich, Peter Jason, Javicia Leslie, Rae Dawn Chong, Elizabeth Rodriquez, Parker McKenna Posey, DaJuan Johnson, Jermey Kent Jackson, Fatimah Taliah, Kai Wener, Navia Robinson, and Baker Powell.

“Our goal for We Are Gathered Here Today was to impress the importance of prevention and preparation in the wake of future pandemics; to take this tragic loss of physical connection as a lesson that can never happen again,” Boyd said in a statement. “The Stone family was cast from a bounty of amazing actors that we were honored and humbled to work with. Each actor was isolated at home, recorded via webcam in video conference sessions over three days. For authenticity, improvisation was used throughout.”

Check out the exclusive We Are Gathered Here Today trailer below (watch more trailers):

What is We Are Gathered Here Today about?

“The film is the story of a dying family patriarch who is admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. His only family contact is via a video conference call. During the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, Henry Stone, the patriarch of a large inter-racial family, is admitted to the hospital, dying from the virus. His wife, being the first to find out, calls her son, who alerts the entire family in a chain of calls in an attempt to gather everyone on a video conference call,” reads the official synopsis.

“This being the only contact the family is permitted to have with Henry — via an iPad provided by the nursing staff. The frustrated and concerned family gather and connect on the video conference call, instead of around the hospital bed. Through disconnection and confusion on the call, family love is shared, and deep conflicts arise, leading to old secrets being revealed and death at a distance being experienced.”

Source: Comingsoon.net