Soundbite Spotlight – Director Brian Dannelly
Struck By Lightning’ is the Saturday night October 6, 2012 centerpiece film for the 2012 Scottsdale International Film Festival, October 5th – 9th 2012, with a special advance screening and is an Arizona premiere. For a program guide, information on films presented/screening schedule, special events, and to join the Scottsdale International Film Festival mailing list, visit www.ScottsdaleFilmFestival.com
In ‘Struck By Lightning’, after being struck by lightning, a young man (Chris Colfer) recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Director Brian Dannelly shares this insight in our conversation…
“The film is about a kid in high school who is totally focused on getting out of high school, out of town, and moving on with his life, and spends all of his time focusing on that and misses the life that’s actually in front of him.
“We’ve had various screenings, the usual for the producers, etc. which were very, very favorable with tracking in the 80s which is huge. The surprise screenings where at the various film festivals. At the Tribeca Film Festival we got a standing ovation and surprisingly, throughout the film, people clapped at the same areas of the film. I’ve never had a project where people are that demonstrative. It’s very rewarding for a film that was made on a very limited budget!
“When I do a film I try to do it for everyone. When I went to high school, those movies where really important to me, because they were saying things that I might not be able to say myself, or they presented those elements that spoke to aspects of being a teenager. – Brian Dannelly
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‘Struck By Lighting’ ~ Starring Ashley Rickards, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland, Allison Janney, Graham Rogers, and Chris Colfer.