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From the Post and Courier.

Being directed by Neil Weiss, the script for "The Hanged Man" was penned by Simpsonville's Glenn Hopper. Hampton has the featured role of X-Factor, a therapist who plans to plumb the pysches of an unusual group of chatroom "friends," a group which plans to meet each other for the first time face-to-face in a barn - and discuss a joint suicide.

"We all meet in a chatroom, and have become almost family in a way, even though no one really knows each other. Some sort of desperation is driving each of the six individuals to meet at a bar with an elaborate plan to commit suicide. She wants to get into the minds of these people. The only thing that would be considered cultlike about it is that they have this poison they may take. But there is no shared belief system. All of these people are very different. They argue online and reveal very different characteristics and worldviews. It's a personal journey for each of them."

Hampton says she was very impressed by the screenplay, which she describes as risky, "but a good risk."

"It's edgy, searching work, the kind actors crave.

"Acting is a passion of mine, and you have to go out with that passion. For all young people who have that burning desire to really be in this world in any capacity, my advice is simply, 'Do it.' The world is bigger and you can go out there. It's OK. You can make it. Then you can come home and make a movie.