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Sedona International Film Festival Presents Turn the River
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The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Arizona premiere of "Turn the River" at the March installment of the Second Tuesday Cinema Series. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. on March 11 at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres. The film's star, Famke Janssen and the writer/director Chris Eigeman will be here to host the premiere and conduct a Q&A discussion after the screening. "Turn the River" received two prestigious awards at the recent Hamptons International Film Festival. The film also stars Rip Torn, Matt Ross, Jaymie Dornan and Lois Smith. "Turn the River" tells the story of a working class mother trying to do the best thing for her son, from whom she is separated by both geographic and legal barriers. The film centers on Kailey (Famke Janssen), a divorced, tough-as-nails mother who makes her living playing poker upstate and hustling games in a Manhattan pool hall. The pool hall's owner, Teddy Quinette, aka Quinn (Rip Torn), looks out for Kailey, helps her pick profitable games and, sometimes, gives her a place to sleep when she's hard up. The most important relationship Kailey has is with her 11-year-old son, Gulley (Jaymie Dornan), who lives in Manhattan with his father David (Matt Ross) and stepmother Ellen (Marin Hinkle). Kailey and Gulley communicate in secret via letters that they leave with Quinn at the pool hall, and, once in a while, they meet in Central Park for a few moments of conversation. As "Turn the River" unfolds, we learn that David and Kailey met and conceived Gulley while David was a Seminary student. They got married, but because of pressure from David's overbearing Catholic mother, Abigail (Lois Smith), the couple divorced and the marriage was annulled. Today, David is a bitter, self-righteous father with signs of a drinking problem, but his treachery is subtle ¨C his antipathy is so well veiled that only his son is aware of it. Kailey is worried, to the point of physical illness, about her son living with his father and under the influence of his toxic grandmother. She hatches a scheme to take Gulley away to Canada, where they can start over. "Turn the River" is the debut feature by Chris Eigeman, an actor best known for his work, usually as an abrasive jerk, in the films of Whit Stillman. When asked about the film's title, Eigeman explains that he chose it because it invokes the idea of fate and chance, but it also invokes a concept he learned on that ranch in Montana: "There is an expression, ˇ®water is going to go where water is going to go,' which means you can't change the course of a river. And I think that fate plays a huge role in the movie. The die is cast pretty much from the get-go." Famke Janssen starred in X-MEN 3, directed by Brett Ratner, where she reprised her role as Jean Grey. She also starred in X-MEN and X-2, both directed by Bryan Singer. In addition to "Turn the River," Jannsen's work in independent films include "The Treatment," where she starred opposite Eigeman (where the two met) and "The Ten," which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Janssen recently reprised her role on the FX original drama series "Nip/Tuck," starring as a "life coach" to Joely Richardson in 12 episodes of season one. Eigeman has a long list of credits on both the big screen and small screen, including recent stints on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Gilmore Girls." The title sponsors for the event are Women's Festivals and Tlaquepaque. The series is also made possible by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Sedona. The lodging host sponsor is Amara Resort & Spa. The film will be shown at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres on Tuesday, March 11 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10, or $8 for Film Sedona members, and will be available starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Harkins lobby. Cash or checks only. Seats are limited. Film Sedona members can purchase tickets in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office, 45 Sunset Drive, or by calling 928-282-1177. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.com. |
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