Echo Chamber - 172 - Part Two
In 'Part Two' of this week's @EchoChamberFP we take a look at 'Alpha Rift', a film twenty years in the making, a love letter to sword & sorcery, from Dan Lantz. Who, also spared time to come conversate about how all this came about!
'Alpha Rift' was written & directed and lovingly nutured to life by Dan Lantz. Nolan Parthmore (Aaron Dalla Villa) was just a regular dude, hanging with friends, working his game store, flirting with his co-worker Gabby (Rachel Nielsen), then one day, destiny came calling. A courier delivers a mysterious antique helmet with no note or description. When Nolan puts it on, his whole world changes. The helmet comes to life and calls out to an evil demon, Lord Dragsmere (Philip N Williams), who was imprisoned by Nolan's deceased father. Nolan soon discovers he is next in the bloodline, heir to the Nobleman, destined to become a hero whether he wants it or not. Since the DARK AGES, The Noblemen have been guardians against the Devil's Apostles: Dark Forces escaped from hell and let loose upon on earth. Generations later, it's the heirs of these original knights that possess the power to open the Alpha Rift. - the only defense against these supernatural foes.
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'Part Two' has:
Alpha Rift - Poster
Alpha Rift
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Digital Release Date: 19th November 2021
Director: Dan Lantz
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Aaron Dalla Villa, Rachel Nielsen, Philip Williams
Credit: Falling Cat Productions, Impulse-FX
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 94 mins
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: iTunes/AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, Spectrum Cable, Xfinity/Comcast, Verizon/Fios, Direct TV
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @alpharift
Dan Lantz
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Dan Lantz
Dan Lantz spent the first twenty years of his career making TV commercials and reality TV shows before he transitioned into narrative short films, beginning with FELIX MELMAN. That film won several awards and led to Lantz writing and directing more shorts and a web series. In 2011, Lantz directed two low-budget feature-length horror films that got the attention of a few industry contacts. This led to him directing his fourth feature film BLOODRUNNERS, a Prohibition-era vampire thriller starring Ice-T with a worldwide release in 2017.
Most recently, Lantz achieved his dream of creating a film twenty-years in the making to life: ALPHA RIFT. A modern-day medieval sword and sorcery epic story of an average guy fated to hold a secret demon at bay, ALPHA RIFT releases November 19 from Vertical Entertainment.
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IMDb: Here.
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @dan_lantz
*(Music)
'Underdog' by Kasabian - 2009