{"id":17387,"date":"2012-11-08T15:01:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T19:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=17387"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:52:02","slug":"frightening-film-to-screen-at-the-neon-for-one-week-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/11\/08\/frightening-film-to-screen-at-the-neon-for-one-week-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Frightening film to screen at The Neon for one week only"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The film has been featured in more than 40 film festivals around the world.<\/p><\/div>\n

True Nature<\/em>, a chilling feature film from two Wright State motion pictures graduates, is coming home for a one-week engagement at The Neon cinema in downtown Dayton Nov. 9\u201315. True Nature<\/em> was filmed entirely in the Miami Valley by director Patrick Steele (\u201997) and producer\/editor Ann Rotolante (\u201909).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just the beginning for True Nature<\/em>,\u201d said Steele. \u201cMore screenings for select cities across the U.S. are in the works. We\u2019re also planning to make a special announcement soon, so stay tuned to the film\u2019s website.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the screening, visit www.neonmovies.com<\/a>. For more information on the film or to watch the trailer, read our Wright State University Magazine<\/em> story<\/a> or visit http:\/\/www.truenaturethefilm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the film:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ann<\/a>

Wright State grads Ann Rotolante and Patrick Steele will screen their award-winning feature film at The Neon.<\/p><\/div>\n

True Nature<\/em> tells the story of Marianne, the daughter of a prominent businessman, who mysteriously disappears for more than a year. When she returns with no memory of where she\u2019s been, she begins to reveal the dark truths behind her family\u2019s privileged lives. Part family drama, part supernatural thriller, the film stars Carolyn McCormick of the Law and Order<\/em> television franchise and Wright State acting graduate Marianne Porter.<\/p>\n

Steele and Rotolante, both advocates of grassroots independent filmmaking in the Dayton area, made the film with the assistance of over 40 Wright State alumni, professors and current students.<\/p>\n

This was truly a Miami Valley project. Most of the film\u2019s supplies were bought locally and many of the actors are from the Midwest. The movie was shot at numerous Dayton locations including Kettering Tower, the Schuster Center parking lot and the former Pacchia restaurant in the Oregon District. Dayton businesswoman and local arts patron Beth Duke served as co-producer. Duke even lent her family home, Hook Estate, to the production as the film\u2019s primary set.<\/p>\n

To date, True Nature<\/em> has been an official selection at 40 film festivals in the U.S. and abroad. It was screened twice at the highly selective, noncompetitive Norrk\u00f6ping Filmfestival Flimmer in Norrk\u00f6ping, Sweden, where it played alongside films like The Road<\/em>, The Runaways<\/em> and Thirst<\/em>. The film also had a dual screening at the prestigious festival FanCine in M\u00e1laga, Spain, where it received a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

The film has won a number of awards at these festivals, including:<\/p>\n

Best Feature<\/strong>
\nRhode Island International Horror Film Festival
\nProvidence, R.I.<\/p>\n

Best Feature<\/strong>
\nThriller! Chiller! Film Festival
\nGrand Rapids, Mich.<\/p>\n

Audience Award for Best Feature<\/strong>
\nMile High Horror Film Festival
\nDenver, Colo.<\/p>\n

Best Narrative Feature<\/strong>
\nMagnolia Independent Film Festival
\nStarkville, Miss.<\/p>\n

Best Horror Feature
\n<\/strong>D.C. Independent Film Festival
\nWashington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Best Horror Feature<\/strong>
\nSouthern Appalachian International Film Festival
\nErwin, Tenn.<\/p>\n

Best Thriller Feature<\/strong>
\nAtlanta Horror Film Festival
\nAtlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n

Best Thriller Feature<\/strong>
\nFargo Fantastic Film Festival
\nFargo, N.D.<\/p>\n

Best Regional Feature<\/strong>
\nCincinnati Film Festival
\nCincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n

Best \u201cOn the Edge\u201d Film<\/strong>
\nLouisville\u2019s International Festival of Film
\nLouisville, Ky.<\/p>\n

Best Director (Patrick Steele)<\/strong>
\nSouthern Appalachian International Film Festival
\nErwin, Tenn.
\n
\nBest Screenplay (Patrick Steele)
\n<\/strong>South African Horrorfest
\nCape Town, South Africa<\/p>\n

Best Actress (Marianne Porter)<\/strong>
\nBuffalo Screams Horror Film Festival
\nBuffalo, N.Y.
\n
\n<\/strong>Best Actress (Marianne Porter)
\n<\/strong>Sexto Montevideo Fantastico
\nMontevideo, Uruguay<\/p>\n

Best Actress (Marianne Porter)<\/strong>
\nSouth African Horrorfest
\nCape Town, South Africa<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Feature (Marianne Porter)<\/strong>
\nOklahoma Horror Film Festival
\nTulsa, Okla.<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography (Marco Fargnoli and Evan Nesbitt)<\/strong>
\nBuffalo Screams Horror Film Festival
\nBuffalo, N.Y.<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography (Marco Fargnoli & Evan Nesbitt)
\n<\/strong>Cincinnati Film Festival
\nCincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n

Honorable Mention
\n<\/strong>Columbus International Film and Video Festival
\nColumbus, Ohio<\/p>\n

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