Echo Chamber - 27th DWFLA - Step Back, Doors Closing
So, it's 'Day 8' of the Dances With Films (20th June - 30th June 2024) Festival and the third instalment of our @EchoChamberFP coverage!
We're back to films, and we have the world premiere of a new slice of life flick, which explores love, rejection, self worth, healing, and possibilities. THEN, we talk about all these themes, with the young man that took the leap of faith to make his first feature! It's another really interesting conversation, looking at the evolution of a film!!!
'Step Back, Doors Closing' is the feature directorial debut from Carter Ward, which he also wrote. This is a charming love story between Ryan (Reilly Walters) and Julisa (Carmen Berkeley), two young adults who long for authentic and emotionally intelligent relationships. After a chance encounter on the DC metro, they spend the next twenty-four hours discussing their hopes, dreams, and fears. Slowly but surely, they reveal more and more about themselves, and fall in love.
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Today we have:
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Step Back, Doors Closing
Watch Review: Here.
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Thursday, 27th June 2024 at 19:15pm World Premiere,
TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
Buy Tickets: Here.
Director: Carter Ward
Cast: Carmen Berkeley, Reilly Walters, Michelle Macedo, Ashley Romans, Mershad Torabi, Janae Palmer Cruz, Al Sotto, Frank Hobbs, Geri Courtney-Austein, Barney Fitzpatrick, Steven C. Fisher, Emmanuel Taye
Credit: Arden Pictures
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 98 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Carter Ward
Carter Ward
Writer, Director, Producer
Carter Ward was born in Washington, DC and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland. In 2012, he graduated from Fordham University with a degree in English Language and Literature. It was in New York City that he first discovered his love for film and storytelling, working as an assistant on several short and feature films. In 2015, Ward moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking, and in 2021, he founded the production company Arden Pictures. The company's first film is Step Back, Doors Closing (2024). Ward served as writer, director, and producer.
Follow Carter via:
IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Arden Pictures
YouTube: Here.
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27th Dances With Films
Dances With Films (DWF:LA & DWF:NYC), now in its 27th year, champions the unflinching spirit at the very core of the independent film scene. While the vast majority of film fests rely heavily on celebrity, we have relied on the innovation, talent, creativity and sweat equity that revolutionized the entertainment industry. And that reliance continues to prove successful with alumni moving on to write, direct and produce celebrity-studded vehicles, star in blockbuster movies and television series, produce multi-million dollar films and create hit TV shows. Oh…. and we even have several OSCAR® nominees… In a world of homogenized, formulaic film festivals, DWF:LA continues to defy the rules.
Film Information: Here.
Film Programme & Tickets: Here.
Panel + Special Events: Here.
Website: Here.
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*(Music)
'Give The People' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020