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- A group of teens enters an abandoned hospital on Halloween night to see firsthand if the legends of monsters lurking in the shadows are true.
- Takes viewers inside a prison with no cells, where the destinies of those sentenced to servitude are bought and sold, and their jailers bear the names Addiction, Abuse, and Manipulation. This fictionalized retelling of actual events plays out through the eyes of one young victim as she tries to break free of the drug addiction and brainwashing that's been forced upon her and boldly sprints down a path that will either lead to freedom or a greater torment than she has ever known. Melissa Hanna, a newcomer to the screen but veteran of the South Carolina stage, leads the deep roster of talented actors from throughout the Carolinas and Georgia. Hanna brings amazing emotional depth to the title character, Anna Calloway, a young woman in her late teens who gets swept into the world of human sex trafficking. Merritt Vann, whose lengthy resume includes appearances in Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, Sleepy Hollow, Royal Pains, and Banshee, delivers a spine-chilling performance as Victor, the brutal, sly, and persuasive leader of the sex trafficking ring. The supporting cast includes powerful performances from Lindley Mayer (Glee, Dirty Dancing, Bastard out of Carolina), Chantey Colet, John Oliver, and Camila Escobar (performed with William Baldwin in the 2016 film Chronology). Writer/director Daljit Kalsi crafts an unflinching, unblinking glimpse into this dark world, which is captured masterfully through the lens of cinematographer Collins Abbott White, and assembled by editor Porter Blackman, and is all set to a chilling score composed by Neil Lee Griffin of the band Antler Hill. Kalsi warns the film will take viewers to a dark place, and hopefully with a new interest in learning more about a growing crime and ways to prevent it. "The story is based heavily on a real account from a friend in law enforcement who was involved in a DEA investigation into human trafficking," Kalsi said. "The story hit me like a ton of bricks and really made me start reading about human trafficking and its prevalence. I was shocked, and that's exactly how I hope audiences feel when the credits of this film roll - shocked, with a pit in their stomachs, and asking themselves 'could something like this be happening in my neighborhood?'" "It's highly disturbing material to watch and present, but if by making it we can help just one person avoid or get out of a similar situation, then it's all worth it," added White. The film concludes with a public service announcement from the cast members and human trafficking investigator Shannon Piller with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, along with information and statistics from the Department of Homeland Security. "We definitely want to touch nerves and deal a heavy emotional blow, but we hope people will also walk away wanting to make a difference and help fight this crime," added Vann, who is also co-producing the film with Kalsi. "We have a terrifying true-life horror story, an incredibly talented cast and crew from all across the US, and tie it all together with real stats and warnings from law enforcement," Kalsi stated. "We really feel that this film is going to impact people." The film was funded in part with a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council, which receives support from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Company, Michelin North America, Inc., SEW Eurodrive and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
- Harvest Season follows Ed and Elsie Mason on the day the long-married couple receives the worst possible news: Elsie isn't going to win her fight against cancer.
- TRIGGERED offers a look inside a crumbling American family's home after a gun is found in a teenage girl's backpack. The mother turns to her estranged husband in hopes that he can get some answers from the 14-year-old and set her straight.
- CURTAIN CALL follows Emmett Tanner's plummet from the top of the country music charts to the bowels of state prison after a series of unfortunate events at a concert after-party leave one person dead and Tanner facing a murder charge. Filmed and set entirely in South Carolina, the film follows Tanner's journey from the backwoods to center stage, before heading off to the courthouse and penitentiary, where the darkest chapters of Tanner's life play out. The feature-length drama stars Merritt Vann (Lt. Joe Kenda: Homicide Hunter, Banshee, Revolution, Sleepy Hollow) as Emmett Tanner. Jennifer Wyatt (Snapped: Killer Couples, Devious Maids), Pat Yeary (A Mother's Plea, Army Wives, The Signal), and Reno Gooch (ABC's of Death 2.5, Banshee) also star. Nashville recording artists The Blue Pickups provided original songs and much of the score. Band members Kelly Wyatt, Mike Danielsen, Donny Rogers and Jimmy Rogers also lend their acting talents as Emmett's on-screen band-mates, with Wyatt, as attorney Steve Bridges, also leading Tanner's legal defense team. CURTAIN CALL grew out of a conversation Executive Producer Merritt Vann had with co-star Reno Gooch on the set of the Showtime hit "Banshee." After completing an initial screenplay for a short film, Vann began working with writer/director Daljit Kalsi on plans for a feature film in late 2014, after collaborating with Kalsi on two previous films (Lord's Work and SINtenced). Thanks to partnerships with South Carolina Law Enforcement Agencies, Kalsi and co-producers Vann and Kelly Wyatt, took the cast and crew behind bars in working and former jail sites for much of the production, adding to the film's authenticity and realism.
- A man drowning in grief adopts a shelter dog. Hoping for a pleasant distraction, he instead finds an unexpected connection with a family being torn apart by a young child's illness and a way to help them - at a seemingly incredible cost.
- A man tries to find comfort in a whiskey bottle when figures from his past emerge from the shadows to collect a debt that is long overdue.
- The sign on private detective Myron Lord's door says he does the "Lord's Work," but he's the guy people visiting the Carolina coast come to see when they need to find their special someone who's been having too much fun in the sun. Myron knows all the dark secrets along the shores and just where to turn to when clients come calling. When an old friend, Cynthia, comes to visit Myron's wife, Deloris, and tells a tale of woe, Deloris asks Myron to get involved. Deloris knows that with a sway of her hips and a sinful whisper in his ear, she can convince Myron to do almost anything, even to take this case that he wants nothing to do with. Reluctantly, Myron agrees, and as a hurricane bears down on the coastal town, Cynthia leads Myron into a storm of another sort.
- While Away follows AJ (Merritt Vann) and his son, Michael (Matthew Merritt), when they meet for the first time in nine years.