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Los Angeles-based film and theatre company An 11:11 Experience has set a July production start for The Fear Project: Part One – Trauma and revealed the docu-thriller’s ensemble cast.

Written and directed by 11:11 principal Michael Leoni, the film will star Christopher Valleroy, Anzu Lawson, Victoria Baldesarra, Billy Keogh, Marilyn Sanabria, Brinnen Thompson, Avi Levin and Sheena Metal.

Filming will take place in Los Angeles and Huntington Beach. Leoni and 11:11’s Erica Katzin are producing, with Mark Burley serving as executive producer.

The Fear Project: Part One – Trauma follows a film student (played by Valleroy) who returns to...

"The money. The greed. The power. The lies. That's what kills the artist in us." Check out this official trailer for a film titled Famous, about being famous that is described as a "unique melding of both live theatre and film." Driven by a devastating need to expose the truth, A-list celebrity Jason Mast pushes the boundaries of friendship to reveal the true cost of fame. What appears to be a night of celebration turns out to be a plan to confront his past. Famous was filmed live on stage in the height of the #MeToo movement. Inspired by the lives of Young Hollywood stars like River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Heath Ledger and Corey Haim, Famous takes you on a non-stop thrill ride behind the glamorous world of Young Hollywood and into the mind of A-list celebrity, Jason Mast. From the award winning writer / director Michael Leoni comes an innovative theater + cinema mashup.

Exclusive: Kandoo Films has acquired worldwide rights to Famous, a drama from writer-director Michael Leoni that melds elements of live theater and film to shine a light on the impact of abuse in the entertainment industry. The indie distributor will release the pic in 10 U.S. theaters to start December 10 day-and-date with digital platforms.

Chris Kattan, Brooke Butler, Cj Valleroy and Josh Pafchek lead the ensemble cast of the film, which centers on A-list celebrity Jason Mast (Pafchek), who driven by a devastating need to expose the truth pushes the boundaries of friendship to reveal the true cost of fame. What appears to be a night of celebration turns out to be an intricate plan to confront his past in a story about Young Hollywood in the 1990s that confronts abuse, and the abuse of power, in the industry.

Check out the trailer below.

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Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to Goodbye, Butterfly, the directorial and screenwriting debut of Tyler Wayne. The neo-noir psychological thriller will get a theatrical day-and-date release January 15, 2021.

Adam Donshik stars as Ryan, a loving family man whose 5-year-old daughter is murdered. When the police investigation hits a dead end, he has a chance encounter with an oddball neighbor named Stan (Andy Lauer) and becomes convinced he is the killer. After the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent. It begs the question: Just how far would you go for justice? Marie Burke, Angela Sauer, Addison Ross, Jennifer Adams and Jeremy London also star.

“A thirst for retributive justice is a base human drive in the face of tragedy,” Gravitas Ventures’ Megan Huggins said. “Filmmaker Tyler Wayne has taken this and run with it, creating a taut, morally nuanced thriller that keeps you guessing to the end.

Deliver Us is a film that was recently completed by director Michael Leoni. The film is an 11:11 Experiment film that targets a group of anxiety patients who are on a weekend retreat to find inner confidence (Horror). Unfortunately for them someone is waiting in the forest to test their resolve and their lust for life. A short synopsis is available below along with the cast and crew info'. The...