- on November 14, 2011 from Amazon:
Amazon
- added the US DVD release date of January 10, 2012
- added the US Blu-ray release date of January 10, 2012
- on July 11, 2011 from Apple Trailers:
Higher Ground
- added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos

- added a poster to the gallery

- added a running time of 111 minutes
- on May 31, 2011 from Film|Ratings:
Reasons for Movie Ratings
- set the MPAA rating to R for some language and sexual content
- on May 26, 2011 from Exhibitor Relations:
Exhibitor Relations Co., Inc.
- changed the US film release date from August 19, 2011 to August 26, 2011
- changed the US film release date from August 12, 2011 to August 19, 2011
- changed the US film release date from TBA to August 12, 2011
- on February 14, 2011 from Deadline:
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Vera Farmiga's Sundance...
- Sony Pictures Classics bought North American, Australian and New Zealand rights to Higher Ground, the directorial debut of actress Vera Farmiga that made its debut at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
- added Joshua Leonard to the credits
- added John Hawkes to the credits
- added Sony Picture Classics as a distributor
- on December 4, 2010 from Collider:
First Images from Vera Farmiga’s Directorial Debut HIGH...
- The slate of films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January were just announced, and we’ve been given a slew of images from a number of films that will have their premiere at the prestigious festival. Higher Ground, screening in the in-competition category, marks the directorial debut of Up in the Air star Vera Farmig...
- added photos to the gallery



- changed the production status to Complete
- on June 4, 2010 from Variety:
Leonard, Irwin, Murphy, Butz Get 'Higher'
- oshua Leonard (Humpday) and three Tony winners -- Bill Irwin, Donna Murphy and Norbert Leo Butz -- are among the thesps signed to appear in "Higher Ground", now shooting in upstate New York.
- added BCDF Pictures as a production company
- added Joshua Leonard to the credits
- added Norbert Leo Butz to the credits
- added Bill Irwin to the credits
- added Donna Murphy to the credits
- changed the production status to Production
- on April 10, 2010 from Movie Insider:
- added a synopsis
- "Carolyn Briggs grew up with modest means in the Iowa heartland. Pregnant at seventeen, married a few months later, by the age of 18 she found herself living in a trailer with no plans beyond having more babies-until she found Jesus."
- added Jonathan Burkhart to the credits
- added Matt Parker to the credits
- added Carly Hugo to the credits
- added Tim Metcalfe to the credits
- added Taissa Farmiga to the credits
- added Vera Farmiga to the credits
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News & Updates (33)
- From Mon., November 14, 2011 to Sat., April 10, 2010
- Amazon Mon., November 14, 2011
- added the US DVD release date of January 10, 2012
- added the US Blu-ray release date of January 10, 2012
- Apple Trailers Mon., July 11, 2011
- added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos
- added a poster to the gallery
- added a running time of 111 minutes
- Film|Ratings Tue., May 31, 2011
- set the MPAA rating to R for some language and sexual content
- Exhibitor Relations Thu., May 26, 2011
- changed the US film release date from August 19, 2011 to August 26, 2011
