Premiering at L.A.'s Dances With Film festival, the ludicrously somber Shooting in Vain — written and directed by two feature-film first-timers, D.H. Nelson and Jared Januschka, respectively — displays its risibility early and often. Sample bit of dialogue, uttered by placid pixie dream girl Raine (Diana Hopper) to her agonized shutterbug boyfriend, Max (Sebastian Gregory): "So you can get all up inside my body, but I can't get inside your head?" A real Bill Faulkner over here.
The navel-gazing pseudo-profundities don't stop there. Check that title, for instance, with its self-assuredly smug double meaning....
The navel-gazing pseudo-profundities don't stop there. Check that title, for instance, with its self-assuredly smug double meaning....
- 6/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Premiering at L.A.'s Dances With Film festival, the ludicrously somber Shooting in Vain — written and directed by two feature-film first-timers, D.H. Nelson and Jared Januschka, respectively — displays its risibility early and often. Sample bit of dialogue, uttered by placid pixie dream girl Raine (Diana Hopper) to her agonized shutterbug boyfriend, Max (Sebastian Gregory): "So you can get all up inside my body, but I can't get inside your head?" A real Bill Faulkner over here.
The navel-gazing pseudo-profundities don't stop there. Check that title, for instance, with its self-assuredly smug double meaning....
The navel-gazing pseudo-profundities don't stop there. Check that title, for instance, with its self-assuredly smug double meaning....
- 6/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: The Jared Januschka-directed Shooting In Vain is making its U.S. premiere next month at Dances With Films, the indie festival that runs June 7-17 in Hollywood. The drama stars Sebastian Gregory, Goliath‘s Diana Hopper, The Royals‘ Alexandra Park, MacGyver‘s Isabel Lucas and Ryan Shoos. Above is the first-look trailer.
Written by D.H. Nelson, the pic shines a light on the heroin epidemic in America, told through the eyes of struggling artist Max (Gregory), overwhelmed with guilt years after his high school sweetheart’s death, who returns home seeking closure. Instead, he re-experiences the memories of falling in love with her, and the mystery of what happened to her unravels as the past plays again the present.
Januschka also produced via his Januschka Productions along with China Lion Entertainment. Bo An and Jonathan Ward Rau are co-producing, and executive producers are Jiang Yanming, Tom Rau and The Negley Flinn Foundation.
Written by D.H. Nelson, the pic shines a light on the heroin epidemic in America, told through the eyes of struggling artist Max (Gregory), overwhelmed with guilt years after his high school sweetheart’s death, who returns home seeking closure. Instead, he re-experiences the memories of falling in love with her, and the mystery of what happened to her unravels as the past plays again the present.
Januschka also produced via his Januschka Productions along with China Lion Entertainment. Bo An and Jonathan Ward Rau are co-producing, and executive producers are Jiang Yanming, Tom Rau and The Negley Flinn Foundation.
- 5/24/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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