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Apocalyptic Road Pic 'The Fall of Night' Flagged Down for U.S. Premiere at Bare Bones Film Festival
MUSKOGEE, Okla., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Fall of Night," first-
time feature director Derrick Warfel's ambitious "Twilight Zone"-like offering
about a tarnished rock star's horrific, desert run-in with a rogue prophet and
his mysterious female sidekick, is all geared up for its U.S. premiere at the
2008 Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival (Apr. 17-27)
here, it was observed by Bare Bones directors Oscar Ray and Shiron Butterfly.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070807/LATU121)
Dubbed "'Memento' on double coupons" and heralded by Ray as "a Bare Bones
mascot" for delivering "so much production value from so little coin," the
Winter Star Prods. time-twisting 86-min. drama/thriller -- starring CW's
"Girlfriends" lead Persia White as the driven disciple, Tony Longo ("The
Cooler") as her doomsday preacher and Bruce Michael Hall ("One Life to Live")
as a marked musician on the lam who hitches a late-night ride from the
peculiar couple -- will unfurl Sat. Apr. 26 in the perfect 9:40 p.m. late
night niche at the Muskogee Civic Center.
"Fall of Night" will be competing with 40 full-length pictures (149
overall entries), all made for fest's under-$1 million budget requirement, for
a dozen awards including Indie Auteur 2008 for the film's writer-director
Warfel, Best Drama/Thriller, Feature Screenplay, Cinematography, Actor and
Actress.
Oklahoma stand follows the digital film's popularly received world
premiere at last fall's Montreal World Film Festival, and precedes its
upcoming appearances at the London Independent (special late May showcase) and
Central Florida (Aug. 28-31) film festivals.
While here for what founders have called "the friendliest film festival in
the world" since its 1999 bow, Warfel -- mentor of the speed filmmaking 168
Hour Film Project inBurbank, CA -- will also teach his "How to Make a Short
Film in a Short Time on a Short Budget" seminar (based on his upcoming book)
Fri. Apr. 25 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the Roxy Balcony and participate in the
"Indie Producers Panel of Speakers" on Sun. Apr. 27 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
at the Azalea Inn.
The USC film school and Dallas Theological Seminary grad explained he
wanted to make "Fall" a "visceral yet thinking person's thriller, in the vein
of Rod Serling's great TV series."
For more information, visit http://www.fallofnight.com or
http://www.barebonesfilmfestivals.org.
SOURCE Winter Star Productions
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