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Summary: Kelly & Cal by Jen McGowan| Honeymoon by Leigh Janiak | Soulmate by Axelle Carolyn | No Good Deed written by Aimee Lagos | Taken for Ransom by Barbara Stepansky | Gemma Bovery by Anne Fontaine

Kelly & Cal by Jen McGowan

Punk-rocker turned suburban mom Kelly is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn’t yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he’s been dealt. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship, it’s the perfect spark needed to thrust them both back to life.

U.S. Theatrical Release: September 5, 2014
VOD (Amazon, Itunes…) Release: September 5, 2014

Directed by Jen McGowan
Written by Amy Lowe Starbin
Starring Juliette Lewis & Jonny Weston
Produced by Adi Ezroni & Mandy Tagger
Cinematography by Philip Lott
Film Editing by David Hopper
Music by Toby Chu

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SXSW Gamechanger Emergent Woman Director Award for Jen McGowan. Find Gamechanger Films on the Diversity Directory

Honeymoon by Leigh Janiak

A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of their first night.

U.S. Theatrical & VOD Release: September 12, 2014

Directed by Leigh Janiak
Written by Phil Graziadei & Leigh Janiak
Starring Rose Leslie & Harry Treadaway
Produced by Patrick Baker & Esme Howard
Cinematography by Kyle Klutz
Film Editing by Christopher S. Capp
Music by Heather McIntosh

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Soulmate by Axelle Carolyn

Widowed Audrey retreats to an isolated Welsh cabin after a failed suicide attempt, to recuperate. Still haunted by the tragic death of her husband and struggling with her psychosis, she begins to hear strange noises.

U.K. DVD/VOD Release: August 11, 2014
U.S. DVD/VOD Release: October 28, 2014

Written by Axelle Carolyn
Directed by Axelle Carolyn
Starring Anna Walton (Reign, Hellboy 2) & Tom Wisdom (300, Dominion)
Produced by Claire Otway, executive production by Neil Marshall
Cinematography by Sara Deane
Film Editing by Simon J. Brooks & Eddie Oswald
Music by Christian Henson

Read our interview with Axelle Carolyn on Etheria Film Night – Awards & Interviews
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No Good Deed written by Aimee Lagos

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

U.S. Theatrical Release: September 12, 2014

Written by Aimee Lagos (96 Minutes)
Directed by Sam Miller (Luther)
Starring Idris Elba & Taraji P. Henson
Produced by Lee Clay & William Packer
Cinematography by Michael Barrett
Film Editing by Randy Bricker & Jim Page
Music by Paul Haslinger

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Taken For Ransom by Barbara Stepansky

A wealthy high powered woman suffers a horrible tragedy after which she descends into substance abuse, turning her back on her family. She later discovers that someone close to her may be behind her subsequent abduction and kidnapping.

U.S. DVD/BluRay/VOD Release: September 9, 2014

Directed by Barbara Stepansky
Written by Steven Edell & Harvey Fisher
Starring Teri Polo, Chazz Palminteri & Tia Carrere
Produced by Elaine Hastings Edell, Jeffrey S. Edell & Brian Skiba
Cinematography by Jayson Crothers
Film Editing by Nick Gallegos
Music by Dana Niu

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Gemma Bovery by Anne Fontaine

Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert’s heroes.

French theatrical release: September 10, 2014
Future US distribution by Music Box & Soda Box in the UK

Directed by Anne Fontaine
Written by Pascal Bonitzer & Anne Fontaine
Adapted from the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds
Produced by Philippe Carcassonne & Matthieu Tarot
Music by Bruno Coulais
Cinematography by Christophe Beaucarne
Film Editing by Annette Dutertre

Learn more about the next film of Anne Fontaine The Innocents on News Round-up #4 – Vampires & Good Deeds
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