Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease)
May 23, 2007 - ”One Day Like Rain,” a Paul Todisco film, will make its World Premiere on June 15th, 2007 at the 33rd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).
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“One Day Like Rain” is a mystical coming-of-age story set in American suburbia. Driven by a desire for meaning and to channel her teenage angst, Gina (Figura) devises a metaphysical experiment designed to save humanity from their self-destructive ways. Her best friend Jennifer (Resa) agrees to participate and as a result experiences a heightened state of consciousness. But this blissful state soon turns dark and Jennifer faces the consequences of meddling with forces she cannot control. Gina vows to quit before effecting humanity on a global scale, but is encouraged to continue by her mentor Ian, a mysterious man who seems to be aware of all of Gina’s activities. Gina is faced with a huge decision, as the coming-of-age story becomes an end-of-the-world drama.
“One Day Like Rain” stars Samantha Figura, Marina Resa, Jesse Eisenberg, Trevor Zacharias, Dalton Leeb, and Marisa Petroro.
“The film is a creative and innovative mind-trip. Like any experience of mystical awakening, it’s a journey that doesn't follow any rules in the general sense - but rather recognizes structure in a grander, more cosmic sense,” said breakthrough Director Paul Todisco. “I wanted to tell a story about two young people going through that experience and about a world on the brink of transformation.”
“After so much hard work, it’s extremely gratifying to be recognized and to have our World Premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival. We are all so proud of this film and of the great accomplishment that it is. This is a movie I love to just sit back and watch, over and over,” said co-Producer Michel Bayan.
The film is placed in the New American Cinema Competition category which includes an extraordinary selection of films that have yet to receive American distribution. Jurors will select the film that they feel best represents both filmmaking excellence and a creative, original vision. The winner will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize, to be announced at the Golden Space Needle Awards Brunch on the final day of the Festival.
Over the last 32 years SIFF has grown into one of the largest and most highly attended film festivals with over 250 feature/documentary films and 100 short films being presented to an audience of over 160,000 annually.
From May 24th through June 17th, the 33rd Seattle International Film Festival is the largest and most highly attended festival in the United States. Running a full 25 days, SIFF brings 227 narrative features, 61 documentary features, and 117 short films from 60 different countries, including 48 World Premieres (18 features, 30 shorts), 39 North American Premieres (29 features, 10 shorts), and 20 US Premieres (15 features, 5 shorts).
“One Day Like Rain” was specially chosen to screen near the end of the event as a climax for SIFF, which bring the best in world cinema from fiercely independent fare to studio-produced masterworks.
For more information on “One Day Like Rain” visit http://onedaylikerain.com/.
For more information on the 33rd Seattle International Film Festival visit http://www.seattlefilm.org/.
