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| “Foreverland” US Premiere at 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival |
Vancouver based Screen Siren
Pictures, the Award-winning producer of film and television, and Bron Studios, the
BC based film production and financing group, are proud to announce the US
Premiere of the film FOREVERLAND at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film
Festival.
Shot on location in British
Columbia, California, and Mexico, the film was produced by Screen Siren’s Trish
Dolman and Christine Haebler alongside Bron Studio’s Aaron L. Gilbert.
FOREVERLAND is set to change lives at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film
Festival, January 12th at 7:30pm and January 14th at 11am
at the Regal Palm Springs 9.
FOREVERLAND tells the story of 21
year-old Will Rankin (Max Thieriot), a young man
stricken with Cystic Fibrosis, a terminal illness, who is tasked with
delivering his friend’s ashes to a legendary healing shrine in Mexico.
Joined by the sister of his fallen friend, Will embarks on an epic journey down
the Pacific Coast Highway to the desert heart of Baja, encountering a memorable
cast of characters along the way. In the spirit of Into the Wild and Little Miss
Sunshine, it’s about dreams and the courage to pursue them. It’s all
about hope, laughter, and life’s small miracles.
Inspired by director Maxwell McGuire’s own Cystic
Fibrosis diagnosis and a trip he took to a healing shrine in New Mexico, FOREVERLAND, screenwriter Shawn Riopelle's
script is infused not only with the authenticity of first-hand knowledge, but with an
intensely vivid emotional spectrum and McGuire’s own life spirit. "In
making Foreverland, I wanted to tell a story about the power of hope and what
it's like to wake up from feeling trapped in your diseased body," says
director Max McGuire.
“I have a nephew who has CF and so was
immediately personally interested in the story,” producer Trish Dolman recounts.
“I know what it does to a person to have a terminal illness … it puts a ticking
clock on your life and gives you a different perspective on the world and your
time here on earth.”
Producer Christine Haebler adds, “I was struck by the struggle of
this young man, and his journey toward embracing life, the script strikes just
the right note… it’s not overly earnest
and the situations Will and Hannah find themselves in lend themselves to
levity. Will may have a razor sharp wit, but Hannah is
every bit his match. There’s wonderful jaunty dialogue that goes back and forth
between the two, but there’s also a poignancy.”
FOREVERLAND STARS:
Max Thieriot - Jumper, Chloe, House at the End of the Street,
Disconnect, Yellow
Laurence Leboeuf – Trauma (TV), Durham County (TV), Being Erica (TV), The
Secret
Thomas Dekker - Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles (TV), The
Secret Circles (TV), A Nightmare On Elm Street
Juliette Lewis - Due Date, The Switch, Natural Born Killers, From Dusk
to Dawn
Sarah Wayne Callies - The Walking Dead, Prison Break
Matt Frewer - 50/50, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead), Eureka (TV), Max
Headroom
Demián Bichir - A Better Life, Savages, Che, Weeds (TV)
Miriam Colon - Scarface, Goal!, How to Make it in America (TV)
Gary Farmer - Adaptation, The Score, Blackstone (TV)
About Screen Siren Pictures:
Established
in 1997, Screen Siren Pictures is a highly creative and motivated production
company dedicated to excellence in production quality, fiscal management and
building lasting partnerships. As an active, independent film and television
production company based in Vancouver, Canada we create innovative,
award-winning feature films, TV movies and factual programs. With more than
twenty productions completed, Screen Siren has sold its titles to broadcasters
and distributors around the world including: AETN, Al Jazeera, BBC, CBC,
Channel 4, CTV, CanWest Global, TVO, Movie Central, Sundance Channel, TMN, E1
Entertainment, Alliance Atlantis, Peace Arch Entertainment, and the NFB. Our
films have received awards in Canada and internationally. With a focus on
international co-productions and partnerships bring energy, creativity and
established industry and financial relationships to all projects.
About
Bron Studios:
Bron Studios Inc. (Bron) is a
British Columbia based producer of original motion pictures and series
television. Bron is led by Aaron L. Gilbert, Executive Producer and Producer of
recent films
“The English Teacher”, “Decoding Annie Parker”, “Syrup", “Foreverland”,
Janie Jones", "Daydream Nation", "I Melt With You” and
others. Bron is currently in production
on two 44-minute CG animated “Mighty Mighty Monsters” Holiday specials due for
release in 2012. Bron's experienced creative, production, and technical teams
work in partnership with elite co-producers and directors on projects bound for
the global theatrical and/or television markets.
For more on Foreverland, visit:
Media and Distribution Inquiries: please email requests
to media@ppmg.info or call +1-310-860-7774. Day of event, on site contact only:
+1-310-920-2569 (Jessica) or +1-310-600-0575 (Michelle).
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