Press Conference: LAKEWOOD | TIFF 2021

The team behind LAKEWOOD in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Naomi Watts stars in Phillip Noyce’s nerve-rattling thriller about a mother racing desperately against time to save her child. The 46th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 9 to 18, 2021. For more, visit . Amy Carr (Naomi Watts) is out for what should have been a restorative morning run when a friend calls with terrifying news: authorities are in pursuit of an active shooter, and her teenage son, Noah, may be caught in the middle. Deep within a network of forest paths surrounding her home, miles from town and nearly overwhelmed by panic, Amy refuses to succumb to hopelessness. With her smartphone as her sole means of intervention, she will draw upon every resource she can think of to ensure that her son survives the attack. Helmed by veteran director Phillip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence, Dead Calm) and written by Chris Sparling, LAKEWOOD