“The Red Robin,” starring Academy Award-nominated Judd Hirsch, Ryan O’Nan (The Iceman) and CS Lee ("Dexter") Embarks On Euro Festival Tour; Cinemavault Debuts Feature at EFM in Berlin
New York, February 5, 2014 -- “The Red Robin,” the award-winning film by independent filmmaker Michael Z. Wechsler, will make its European premiere in February at the Glasgow Film Festival (February 20-March 2, 2014) and the Fantasporto Festival in Portugal (February 28 – March 5, 2014).
Canadian motion picture sales company Cinemavault will also feature the film as part of its 2014 slate at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin from February 6 to 16, 2014. In 2013, Cinemavault signed an exclusive multi-year, worldwide distribution deal for the theatrical, television, on demand, DVD and online rights for the psychological thriller.
“The Red Robin” stars Academy Award-nominated, veteran actor Judd Hirsch (“Ordinary People”), Ryan O’Nan ("The Iceman,” “Freelancers”) and CS Lee (“Dexter”), Jaime Ray Newman (“Mind Games,” “Red Widow,” “Tarzan”), Caroline Lagerfelt (“Gossip Girl”) and Joseph Lyle Taylor (“Justified”).
Hirsch earned an Academy Award nomination for his work playing a psychiatrist in the 1980 American drama "Ordinary People," but his role as Nathaniel Shellner in “The Red Robin” may reveal a far darker side of the same profession. Some of the many highlights of Hirsch’s long and distinguished career include two Emmys for his work in “Taxi,” a Golden Globe for his lead role in the series “Dear John,” and a Tony Award for "Conversations With My Father."
In “The Red Robin,” Hirsch’s character Dr. Shellner, a father of five, is a celebrated psychiatrist specializing in trauma, rumored to have worked for the CIA during the Cold War. During a family reunion, Dr. Shellner’s adopted son (played by O’Nan) makes the stunning accusation that his dying father, adopted his children not out of love, but for the purposes of dark experiments in mind control. A night of revelations ensues which brings forth truth, disbelief, grief and introspection defining the mask of a loving father against the backdrop of a winter storm.
Screenwriter/director Wechsler produced the film with Shawn R. Singh, who is also an executive producer on the documentary “Finding 52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale in the World.” Executive producers include Jonathan Sanger (“The Elephant Man”), Rick Porras (“Lord of the Rings”), Wendy Herst and Khush Singh, and Terry Keefe is co-producer.
Tom Swartwout, who edited Sidney Lumet's last four films including “Before the Devil Knows Your Dead,” is the film’s editor and director of photography is Adrian Correia.
The film won Outstanding Achievement Awards in both Screenwriting and Cinematography at the Oaxaca FilmFest 2013. Actress Caroline Lagerfelt (“Gossip Girl”) received an Honorable Mention for her role as Dr. Schellner’s wife in the film. Additionally, the film was an official selection at the Montreal World Film Festival and will be featured at the upcoming Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, Florida this March. (www.gasparillafilmfestival.com)