Michael Wechsler // USA // Running Time 1 hour 30 // Thriller // WATCH TRAILER
Saturday, October 3 // 8:00PM // Anthology Film Archive // 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Tickets Available // 182
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SYNOPSIS
Plagued by terrifying visions, horror writer, Tommy Shellner, hijacks his dying father’s birthday party in a desperate attempt to unearth family secrets from his father’s time as a CIA psychiatrist. The family reunion spirals when allegations surface that Tommy’s father adopted three children for the purposes of psychological experimentation.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Michael co-founded Rowish Productions and under that banner, wrote, directed and edited the critically acclaimed, psychological thriller ‘Altered Minds’, starring Academy Award nominated actor Judd Hirsch and rising star Ryan O’Nan. In 1999, Wechsler wrote, directed and edited ‘Slaves of Hollywood’, a feature accepted at more than thirty-five film festivals worldwide. ‘Slaves of Hollywood’ won ‘Best Feature’ at the Rhode Island Film Festival and the ‘Production Excellence’ award at the Troia Festival in Portugal. The film was subsequently picked up for theatrical distribution in Los Angeles, where it received glowing reviews from top critics, including Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times. He also wrote the screenplay ‘Hangmen’ for Village Roadshow Pictures and the sci-fi feature Sky Bar forMirageQuest Studios. A professional avid editor for the last 15 years, Wechsler successfully segued into developing original content, producing and directing for television. He sold the series ‘Meeting the Family’ to Spike TV, and worked on projects for British Broadcasting Corporation,TLC, History Channel andTravel Channel. He directed more than 50 hours of episodic, non-fiction programming including TLC’S top rated, ‘What Not to Wear,’Travel Channel’s ‘Samantha Brown’ and the Bravo series ‘Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style.’ For online content, Wechsler was commissioned to create, write and direct two new series ‘Celebrity Home Video’ and ‘The Last Date for Always Independent Films’. Two shorts ‘Brace Yourself’ and ‘Young Seinfeld’ were born from these series, becoming instant YouTube sensations, boasting over 25 million views collectively. He’s currently in preproduction to expand both series and capitalize on their burgeoning fan base.