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Irish director John Carney, who helmed the much loved Best Song Oscar winner "Once", has shot the supernatural thriller "The Rafters" according to the scholar and gentlemen that is Todd Brown from Twitchfilm.

The story is set in an old guesthouse in the Aran islands where two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.

The cast is mostly unknowns including Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O’Neill and Des Nealon. The project is currently in post-production after conducting a shoot late last year.

John Carney's newest film, The Rafters, looks as though it will be much darker with plenty of ghostly chills. Carney directed the Oscar winning drama Once and Tribeca selected scifi comedy Zonad, but has taken a different path with his lastet film currently in post-production.

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Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.

The Rafters was written and directed by Carney and stars Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. Not much else is known about the thriller at this time. It sounds like an interesting take on your typical ghost story. I 

Source: Twitch (http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/05/once-director-john-carney-goes-ghostly-with-the-rafters.php)...

The fantastic music fueled film Once took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song, not to mention becoming an indie favorite back in 2006. Now director John Carney is heading into darker and less musical territory as Twitch has learned the filmmaker is already in post-production on a new supernatural thriller called The Rafters. In the film, ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past. With Carney writing and directing, it should be more than just the usual fare we've come to expect from films like this. Here's a piece of concept art from The Rafters: The film features the on-screen talents of Marcella Plunkeet (who played the ex-girlfriend in Once), Killian Scott ("Love/Hate"), Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill and Des Nealon. With a relatively unknown cast like ...

One flick that made a splash at last year's Tribeca Film Festival was sci-fi comedy Zonad from award-winning director John Carney (Once). And though it was out of our genre of choice, we're happy to hear that Carney is now doing something we can sink our teeth into.

According to Twitch Carney will be at the helm of the upcoming supernatural thriller The Rafters starring Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. The flick, now in post production, tells the story of what happens when ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.

Look for more on this one as it comes. In the interim check out some concept art.

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John Carney - director of the Oscar winning drama Once and Tribeca selected scifi comedy Zonad - is taking a turn into some darker territory with his upcoming thriller The Rafters.Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.Now in post-production, The Rafters stars Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill, and Des Nealon. Given Carney's presence as both writer and director I would expect something far more sophisticated than your standard bump and jump ghost story here, something rooted much deeper in its characters and atmosphere. We'll bring more as we get it....