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» Sunday January 30, 2011 - 11:51 am
Available ON DEMAND and via Passion River Films (USA) and Galloping Films (International). Director Sage Bannicks first feature opened Theatrically in early January on screens along the West Coast and is now available On Demand Nationwide. Next the film will be with Passion River on DVD - March 15.
The thriller/horror film is Produced by Chris Siverston (I Know Who Killed Me) and Executive Produced by Mike Josten (Night of the Demons).
The Absent centers on Vincent, a high school teacher forced to choose between career and a love affair with Katie, one of his students. The pressure mounts when his twin brother, Oscar, returns to town after serving 25 years in jail for killing their parents. One by one Katie's friends disappear, prompting the local Sheriff to target Vincent as the number one suspect. Vincent knows his brother is involved, but is unable to catch him in the act until the final scene. By then it is too late. The hunter becomes the hunted.
Cast includes Bryan Kirkwood (Hellbent, Reel World: The Lost Season) as Vincent with Yvonne Zima (The Young and the Restless, Long Kiss Goodnight) as Katie. Vanessa Zima (Ulees Gold, Wicked,) plays Katies best friend Amy Jones. The homicidal twin, Oscar, is played by Bryan's real life twin brother Denny Kirkwood (Never Been Kissed, Groove). The Sheriff is played by Sam Ball (13 Going on 30, The Last Castle) and Jennifer Blanc-Beihn (Dark Angel, The Victim) makes a cameo appearance as Kathy Jones.
Featuring the music of "Blind Melon."
The film was shot in The Methow Valley, Washington and in Santa Clarita California in the fall of 2008. It was edited in on the Big Island of Hawaii at Lalimilo Productions and finished in Los Angeles California. The Sound was mastered at Todd AO studios with the help of Sound Delux and the color was timed at Laser Pacific.
The film was a labor of love for all those involved. It was the work of friends and family coming together for arts sake, Sage Bannick.
We really wanted to pay homage to other Washington Filmmakers like David Lynch. You can see several references in the film like the address on the mailbox or the dcor in the police station. Bannick Stated. We wanted to create a film that would appeal to the horror hounds, the teens and the movie buffs like me and my co-writers. Bannick said, I love the genre and want to try to continue to bring new takes to the old themes.
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