Jeri Jacquin
Coming to DVD, Video on Demand, Digital HD as well as
iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu is the intense thriller from
writer/director Zachary Shedd and Candy Factory Films with AMERICANA .
Avery Wells (David Call) is a young man who experiences a
horrific act when his sister Kate (Kelli Garner) is brutally murdered in front
of him. Turning to the bottle and filled with anxiety, he is approached by the
film’s producer Calib Andrews (Jack Davenport). Andrews wants the film finished
and asks Avery to continue the film that his sister was starring in at the time
of her death.
Trying to keep it together to do the work, Avery is plagued
by phone calls from a stranger who threatens to reveal something terrible. Not
sure what to make of it, he searches for answers but it all begins to look like
a conspiracy.
He turns to Claire (Jennifer Stuckert) and brother-in-law
Josh McAllister (Frank Mosley) to begin piecing together if this has something
to do with Kate. Avery even turns to his lawyer Ben (Peter Coyote) but all of
this brings more questions than answers!
The frustration leads him to even reach out to the killers
Aunt Nora Taylor (Sayra Player) to discover what is motivating everything
happening around him. When everything falls into place, Avery must decide how
to handle it and what will happen next.
But secrets have a way of revealing all!
Call as Avery is a man possessed by every inch of his life.
Dealing with his drinking, a song that doesn’t know his father, a murdered
sister and a secret that holds the key to everything – it all can’t help but
come crashing down. Call gives this character the grease that glides him along
the edge of insanity. His performance is riveting!
Mosley as Josh just wants Avery to get his act together and
to not let Kate be used after her death. He wants the truth but it doesn’t rule
his life like it does with Avery. Mosley gives a dark performance that it based
on pure excellence – well done!
Stuckert as Claire tries to be patient with Avery but there
is only so much a person can take and it is becoming clear that he has taken
enough. Player as Nora gives a quick performance but its enough to add even
more mystery to the story. It was great to see Coyote as Ben and I loved that I
was never clear where this character stood with Avery.
A shout out to Lily Luong as Terri because even though her
character has a brief appearance, when she says “we are both good people” it
was from the heart and got an instant reaction out of me.
Other cast include Vincent Chan, James Zeiss, James
Brickhouse, Sayra Player, Josh Schell, and John Elefantis.
Candy Factory Films is a forward-thinking,
filmmaker-friendly company dedicated to producing unique and compelling films.
Candy Factory is at the forefront of a new vanguard reaching distinct
audiences. With award-winning and acclaimed films across every genre, Candy
Factory is committed to creating and fostering communities around independent
and progressive cinema. For more of what they have to offer please visit www.candyfactoryfilms.com.
This cast brings an ensemble performance that is riveting
from start to finish. To remove even one cast member, the ensemble would
crumble. That is what makes this film because every time I thought I had pieced
it together, like the windy roads of San
Francisco , I was taken on a ride.
In the end – there are always consequences.
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