Chicago – The Dallas International Film Festival (Diff) wrapped up on May 1st, 2025. The World Premiere of a Texas Film took the spotlight during the fest, with the screening of “Due West,” co-written (with Hardy Janson) and directed by Evan Miller. The film is listed on Diff’s program page under its title Due West.
A small-town Texas woman (Adrianne Palicki) needs $700 from her estranged brother, much to the consternation of her sister-in-law. Once the funds are secured, the woman begins a journey to the purchase she seeks. Along the way, the local preacher Pastor Mike (Henry Thomas) is a supporter, but what exactly is he supporting?
Due West
Photo credit: DIFFDallas.org
The co-writer and director Evan Miller was interviewed by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com in the following Podtalk …
”Due West” continues on the film festival circuit. Follow them on Instagram @DueWestFilm. For an overview of the recently wrapped DIFF2025, click DIFFDallas.
A small-town Texas woman (Adrianne Palicki) needs $700 from her estranged brother, much to the consternation of her sister-in-law. Once the funds are secured, the woman begins a journey to the purchase she seeks. Along the way, the local preacher Pastor Mike (Henry Thomas) is a supporter, but what exactly is he supporting?
Due West
Photo credit: DIFFDallas.org
The co-writer and director Evan Miller was interviewed by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com in the following Podtalk …
”Due West” continues on the film festival circuit. Follow them on Instagram @DueWestFilm. For an overview of the recently wrapped DIFF2025, click DIFFDallas.
- 5/4/2025
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Thoughts and Prayers,” an emotional short film that debuted at Hollyshorts Film Festival and made its rounds at numerous festivals, is now available for global audiences to watch for the first time, exclusively on Variety. The movie was helmed by Evan Miller, who directed, produced and co-wrote the script with Hardy Janson.
Zachary Levi and Adrianne Palicki star in the film and also serve as producers alongside John Trefry and the co-founders of the Atx Television Festival, Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson.
Per the official logline, “A powerful United States Senator lives out every American parent’s worst nightmare when she receives a call from her teenage son and talks him through the horror of an active school shooting as she desperately makes her way to him, unsure of what she’ll find once she arrives.”
The inspiration came from Miller — whose parents are longtime educators — and his need to...
Zachary Levi and Adrianne Palicki star in the film and also serve as producers alongside John Trefry and the co-founders of the Atx Television Festival, Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson.
Per the official logline, “A powerful United States Senator lives out every American parent’s worst nightmare when she receives a call from her teenage son and talks him through the horror of an active school shooting as she desperately makes her way to him, unsure of what she’ll find once she arrives.”
The inspiration came from Miller — whose parents are longtime educators — and his need to...
- 3/1/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
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