FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Mae Nekoba
Reel Energy Entertainment
626-449-1902
“Lost Dream” selected
for Southwest premiere at Tucson Film & Music Festival
Pasadena, Calif. September 24, 2009
Reel Energy Entertainment is proud to announce that the Tucson Film and Music Festival has selected Lost Dream for its debut in the southwest region on October 11th in Tucson, Arizona.
Set to grace the screen on October 11th at the Historic Rialto Theater at 9:30 pm in Downtown Tucson, Lost Dream is a timely story about the fading American Dream that stars Michael Welch and Shaun Sipos. University of Arizona Alumni Producer Mae Nekoba offered, “When casting our two leads we found two of the most impressive up-and-coming actors in the city.” Nekoba is looking forward to returning to the city of her alma mater to represent Lost Dream.
Michael Welch of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Joan of Arcadia, plays Perry, a privileged, young intellectual battling against his destiny not wanting to follow in his father’s political footsteps. Perry at this challenging crossroads in his life meets Giovanni, played by Shaun Sipos of the CW’s new hit, Melrose Place, The Grudge 2, and Comeback Season, an artist in search of his own voice. Giovanni represents a side that Perry desires providing a tumultuous friendship inducing a suicidal realm of self-discovery. Together, with the guidance of writer/director Ahmed, these two young actors crafted performances that carried the film through its dramatic highlights.
Writer/director Asif Ahmed conceived Lost Dream while attending college. The original script served as his senior thesis and still reflects the alienation and youthful yearning so many young people experience during this period; all set against the universal themes of political, social, and personal evolution.
Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement, Strong Medicine) also co-stars along with Jeremy London (Mallrats, 7th Heaven, Party of Five) and Aisha Hinds (Mr. Brooks, HBO’s True Blood).
Tickets are available to the general public. Please visit the Tucson Film & Music Festival website for tickets and directions.
About Tucson Film & Music Festival
www.tucsonfilmandmusicfestival.com
The Tucson Film & Music Festival celebrates the past, present and future of the Tucson, Arizona music and filmmaking scene. TFMF’s focus is on music-related content, as well as films and filmmakers with a connection to Arizona or the Southwest. The festival accepts documentaries, narrative features, shorts, and music videos.
About Reel Energy Entertainment
Founded by elementary school buddies David Baxter and Asif Ahmed in 2005, Reel Energy Entertainment based in Pasadena, CA is producing films, new media, and interactive shorts developing projects for a 21st century audience.
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