Reach for Me

2008 American film
  • October 2008 (2008-10) (Oldenburg Film Festival)
  • December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) (United States)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Reach for Me is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by LeVar Burton. It won the AARP Movies for Grownups' Breakthrough Accomplishment award in 2010.[1]

Cast

The film's cast includes many award winners including Oscar Nominee Alfre Woodard[2] and Golden Globe Nominee Adrienne Barbeau.[3]

Cast list

  • Seymour Cassel as Alvin
  • Johnny Whitworth as Kevin
  • Lacey Chabert as Sarah
  • Adrienne Barbeau as Valerie
  • Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg as Nell
  • Larry Hankin as Elliot
  • LeVar Burton as Nathanial
  • Alfre Woodard as Evelyn

Production

Reach for Me was the first 4K end-to-end production and the first feature film shot on the Dalsa Origin camera.[4]

Awards and festivals

9th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine
- Breakthrough Accomplishment

AARP’s ‘Movies for Grownups’ Film Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Special Feature

Lake Arrowhead Film Festival
- Best Feature
- Best of the Festival

San Diego Film Festival[5]
- Audience Choice Award – Best Feature
- Seymour Cassel receives Indie Icon Award

Mill Valley Film Festival
- Official Selection
- Seymour Cassel is guest speaker of their prestigious ‘Insight’ Program

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
- Centerpiece Gala Selection
- Seymour Cassel receives The Hollywood Reporter Lifetime Achievement Award

Tallgrass Film Festival (Wichita, Kansas)
- Centerpiece Gala Selection
- Seymour Cassel receives Ad Astra Award

Off Plus Camera Film Festival (Kraków, Poland)
- Press Favorite
- Seymour Cassel receives Special Tribute

Oldenburg International Film Festival (Germany)
- World Premiere Gala Selection
- Seymour Cassel given star on their walk of fame

References

  1. ^ Newcott, Bill (2010-01-25). "Movies for Grownups Awards 2010 Breakthrough Accomplishment: LeVar Bur..." AARP. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ^ Alfre Woodard - Awards
  3. ^ Adrienne Barbeau - Awards
  4. ^ "James Bond 'Quantum of Solace' Chooses DALSA 4K Origin Camera for Complex VFX Shot". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.
  5. ^ "Award Winners". 2011-01-23. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

External links

  • Official website
  • Reach for Me at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Harvey, Dennis (9 October 2009). "Reach For Me film review". Variety.
  • Wood, Sura (20 October 2009). "Reach for Me Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
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Films directed by LeVar Burton