In Search Of (film)
Encyclopedia
In Search Of is a 2008
drama film
written
and directed
by Zeke Zelker and produced by the company Independent Dream Machine
.
, and the Lehigh Valley
over the course of a year on 35mm and S16mm film, the production used various cameras including a Krasnogorsk
hand-cranked camera, achieving all optical effects during production.
) starts a business only so that he can afford the lifestyle that his girlfriend is accustomed to. Lauren is cheating on her husband with her soul mate, while Lauren's son Jack uses his wealth to manipulate those who love him. Andy (played by Keith Nobbs
), is a high school football player who falls prey to peer pressure from teammates which forces him to deal with his own sexual desires.
additional cast
as one of the two winners of the From Here to Awesome Film Festival. Its theatrical premiere was held in Allentown, Pennsylvania
on November 7, 2008
and grossed $12,608
. The film is currently distributing across various platforms.
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Zeke Zelker and produced by the company Independent Dream Machine
Independent Dream Machine
Independent Dream Machine is a Allentown, Pennsylvania-based production company founded by film producer Zeke Zelker in 1997. Past feature film include Affairs , A.K.A.: It's a Wiley World! , Fading , and Loggerheads As of 01/03/09 is currently distributing the latest film InSearchOf across various...
.
Production
Shot in Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, and the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
over the course of a year on 35mm and S16mm film, the production used various cameras including a Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk (camera)
The Krasnogorsk-3 is a spring-wound 16mm mirror-reflex movie camera designed and manufactured in the USSR by KMZ. Production of the Krasnogorsk-3 ceased in the early 1990s...
hand-cranked camera, achieving all optical effects during production.
Synopsis
In Search Of is an unconventional drama where a wrong decision will force good people into bad circumstances while desire changes everything. The film follows ten characters that use sex as a way to get something out of life. Dave (played by Jack BarleyJack Barley
Jack Charles Barley was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played four first-class matches, all for different teams...
) starts a business only so that he can afford the lifestyle that his girlfriend is accustomed to. Lauren is cheating on her husband with her soul mate, while Lauren's son Jack uses his wealth to manipulate those who love him. Andy (played by Keith Nobbs
Keith Nobbs
Keith Nobbs is an American stage, television, and film actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Joey Ice Cream in the TV series The Black Donnellys....
), is a high school football player who falls prey to peer pressure from teammates which forces him to deal with his own sexual desires.
Cast
- Michael RadyMichael RadyMichael Rady is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia and went to the St. Joseph's Prep, a Jesuit prep school in Philadelphia, well known for its excellent theatre program....
as Jack - Keith NobbsKeith NobbsKeith Nobbs is an American stage, television, and film actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Joey Ice Cream in the TV series The Black Donnellys....
as Andy - Jack BarleyJack BarleyJack Charles Barley was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played four first-class matches, all for different teams...
as Dave - Dan LauriaDan LauriaDaniel Joseph "Dan" Lauria is an American television and film actor.-Early life:Lauria, an Italian-American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Carmela and Joseph J. Lauria. He also lived in Lindenhurst, New York...
as Reverend Blackwell - Casey BiggsCasey BiggsCasey Patrick Biggs is an American actor, best known throughout the Star Trek community for his recurring role as the Cardassian Damar, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Biography:...
as Tim - Alex Colvin as Kevin
- Ryan McDonaldRyan McDonaldRyan James McDonald is a Canadian actor born 5 August 1984 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He is sometimes mistakenly credited as Ryan MacDonald.-Filmography:* "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" * "Terry"...
as Red - Barry GlassmanBarry GlassmanBarry Glassman is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 35 in Harford County, MD; he was appointed in 2008 to fill a vacancy. Glassman was originally elected to the House of Delegates in 1998, along with Joanne S. Parrott, defeating incumbent Michael G...
as Fertility Doctor
additional cast
- Laura L. Cottrel as Beth Ann
- Emily Grace as Mindy
- Gilbert Cruz as Luis
- David Siik as Steve
- Joshua Burrow as Jay
- Nick Skawski as kicker
- Derek Garman as Quarterback
- Seth Tarboro as Football Player
- Yadira Maldonado as Katy
- Rachael Kemery as Shea
- Tracy Toth as Lauren
Release
On October 22, 2008 the film screened in New York and in London at "Power to the Pixel" during the London Film FestivalLondon Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
as one of the two winners of the From Here to Awesome Film Festival. Its theatrical premiere was held in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
on November 7, 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
and grossed $12,608
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The film is currently distributing across various platforms.