Lorain can boast many things, including it’s now home to the 108-year-old star of the film "Beneath the Light."

The city’s lighthouse, built in 1917, is the setting for John Baumgartner's new film. He’s directed everything from a documentary about auto racing to a Funny or Die short with Will Ferrell and Fred Willard. Now, he’s crafted a psychological thriller premiering September 6 at the Lorain Palace Theatre.

“It’s about a young man who returns to town after his mom dies,” Baumgartner said. “He takes this job at an abandoned lighthouse to help fix it up.”

From there, repressed memories blossom into a ghost story. Baumgartner wrote the screenplay with his co-producer Cindy Davis Seng. Her day job – at the Cleveland Clinic – led to a side hustle working on screenplays a decade ago. Thi

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