TORN is a 2009 American independent 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 and directed by Richard Johnson

Richard johnson (director)

Richard Johnson is an American film director who founded Joystick Films in 2005. Johnson wrote and directed the independent drama film TORN in 2008 and the independent action film Razorblade City in 2009...

. This was his debut feature length

Feature length

Feature length is motion picture terminology referring to the length of a feature film. According to the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a feature length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes to be eligible for an Academy Award.The term may also...

 narrative film.

Production

The film was shot in 33 days in Baltimore and Edgewood, Maryland. Producer Corey Williams

Corey Williams (producer)

Corey Williams is an American film producer who founded GoldenTiger Productions in 2007. Williams produced the independent drama film TORN and romantic comedy Can't Complain in 2009...

 and Director Richard Johnson

Richard johnson (director)

Richard Johnson is an American film director who founded Joystick Films in 2005. Johnson wrote and directed the independent drama film TORN in 2008 and the independent action film Razorblade City in 2009...

auditioned all actors for the film. The filmed is based off events that took place in St. Louis.

Synopsis

A man's inability to see how his actions affect everyone around him and how the results of those actions could be the end of them all.

Cast

• Chris Clanton as Torn Pettigrew
• Jace Nicole as Barbie
• Tyeisha Gibson as Monica
• Marat Mostovoy as Richard
• Tony Folden as Max
• Trinetta Wright as Tiphany Pettigrew
• Mia Barnes as Tay Tay
• Paul Wiedecker as Private Investigator
• Torian Tarrant as Ken
• Monet Rovanell as Angie
• Tiphany Johnson as Zelda
• Mandy Tenly as Neighbor
• Billie Ruth-Bailey as Secretary

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1569543/
• http://www.goldentigerproductions.com/about_us
• http://www.exploreharford.com/news/3062/shot-harford/
• http://www.exploreharford.com/news/3371/harford-movies/
• http://www.rsquaredfilms.com/films/torn.html
• http://www.allmovie.com/work/torn-500601
• http://www.amazon.com/Torn-Chris-Clanton/dp/B002NEODTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1287584463&sr=1-1
• http://www.amazon.com/Torn/dp/B003DZ2MTQ/ref=sr_1_22?s=digital-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1287584491&sr=1-22
• http://www.goldentigerproductions.com/torn_movie_stills_drama