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Devon Parks

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David Baker

Dick Cavett

Roxanne Benjamin

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At the turn of the 1900’s, two years after a quiet murder involving an out-of-town stage actor and a local doctor’s daughter, an esteemed Opera House welcomes a progressive Vaudevillian troupe from the East for its first performances since the tragedy; and along with it, a veiled actress with a curious intent. With tensions still thick surrounding past events, this mysterious performer discovers she isn’t the only one seeking revenge: someone or something has been “haunting” the assailant already. When the two conspirers uncover each other’s secrets, they decide their dual efforts will be more successful in subduing their enemy. THE RIOT ACT is a multi-award winning independent film that deftly immerses audiences in a layered tale of a caste system on the brink of violence where humanity and love are expendable in the eyes of society in the early 1900’s.  Following a wildly successful festival and theatrical run, the film will be available to audiences everywhere on October 8th, 2019. The feature film directorial debut from auteur writer / director Devon Parks (Step Into: Miss Laura’s, The Help), THE RIOT ACT stars Lauren Sweetser (True Detective, Winter’s Bone), Brett Cullen (Joker, 42, Dark Knight Rises), Connor Price (Cinderella Man), Micah Hauptman (Homeland, Rust Creek), Brandon Keener (Traffic, The Purge: Anarchy) and Travis Joe Dixon (NCIS, Blackish).  Director and writer Devon Parks joins us to talk about his intriguing mystery period piece, the he orchestrates from a very talented group of actors.For news, screenings and updates go to: riotactmovie.comSocial Media:facebook.com/theriotactmovie instagram.com/riotactfilm

At the turn of the 1900’s, two years after a quiet murder involving an out-of-town stage actor and a local doctor’s daughter, an esteemed Opera House welcomes a progressive Vaudevillian troupe from the East for its first performances since the tragedy; and along with it, a veiled actress with a curious intent. With tensions still thick surrounding past events, this mysterious performer discovers she isn’t the only one seeking revenge: someone or something has been “haunting” the assailant already. When the two conspirers uncover each other’s secrets, they decide their dual efforts will be more successful in subduing their enemy. THE RIOT ACT is a multi-award winning independent film that deftly immerses audiences in a layered tale of a caste system on the brink of violence where humanity and love are expendable in the eyes of society in the early 1900’s.  Following a wildly successful festival and theatrical run, the film will be available to audiences everywhere on October 8th, 2019. The feature film directorial debut from auteur writer / director Devon Parks (Step Into: Miss Laura’s, The Help), THE RIOT ACT stars Lauren Sweetser (True Detective, Winter’s Bone), Brett Cullen (Joker, 42, Dark Knight Rises), Connor Price (Cinderella Man), Micah Hauptman (Homeland, Rust Creek), Brandon Keener (Traffic, The Purge: Anarchy) and Travis Joe Dixon (NCIS, Blackish).  Director and writer Devon Parks joins us to talk about his intriguing mystery period piece, the he orchestrates from a very talented group of actors. For news, screenings and updates go to: <a href="http://riotactmovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">riotactmovie.com</a> Social Media: <a href="http://facebook.com/theriotactmovie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/theriotactmovie</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/riotactfilm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/riotactfilm</a>

The Riot Act / Film School Radio interview with Director Devon Parks

This week on BEHIND THE LENS we take a step back in time with writer/director DEVON PARKS as he talks about his debut narrative feature directorial, THE RIOT ACT.   Premised upon a fascinating and factual piece of history upon which Devon takes true events from the turn of the 20th Century and then hypothesizes "what if", creating a riveting tale of revenge and shifting allegiances.   Take a listen as we go in-depth talking about the actual events of 1903 when locally respected and esteemed Dr. Parchman (fictionalized to "Perrauw" for the film) shot and killed his daughter to prevent her from running off with "a low life actor".  (And yes, folks, he was acquitted because of his social stature.)  But before Devon joins us live, take a listen as we go back in time talking about an icon who needs no introduction, Judy Garland, and RUPERT GOOLD's new film, JUDY.  Set during Garland's final stint at London's The Talk of the Town mere months before her death, thanks to award-worthy costuming, cinematography, musical arrangements, and a tour de force performance by Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland (HAND HER THE OSCAR NOW!), we are transported to a time and place we'll now only find over the rainbow.  It's been 30 years since Judy Garland took us all over that rainbow into the Technicolor land of Oz. But time, pills, alcohol, husbands, have taken their toll on her.  She is now broke, homeless, battling ex-husband Sid Luft to keep her children with her, and she has a reputation for unreliability. I sat down with JUDY director, acclaimed artistic theatre director RUPERT GOOLD, the perfect choice as director for this film, to talk about the elements and challenges in bringing JUDY to life.  Take a listen as we talk about The Judy Garland Great American Songbook (including some fun factoids on license fees for song use), the film's cinematography as a storytelling layer and use of anamorphic lenses, framing, dutching, cranes, and more in constructing the film's visual tonal bandwidth, visual metaphor, the pros and cons of Rupert's theatre expertise in tackling a film like JUDY and, of course, Renee Zellweger.http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

This week on BEHIND THE LENS we take a step back in time with writer/director DEVON PARKS as he talks about his debut narrative feature directorial, THE RIOT ACT. Premised upon a fascinating and factual piece of history upon which Devon takes true events from the turn of the 20th Century and then hypothesizes "what if", creating a riveting tale of revenge and shifting allegiances. Take a listen as we go in-depth talking about the actual events of 1903 when locally respected and esteemed Dr. Parchman (fictionalized to "Perrauw" for the film) shot and killed his daughter to prevent her from running off with "a low life actor". (And yes, folks, he was acquitted because of his social stature.) But before Devon joins us live, take a listen as we go back in time talking about an icon who needs no introduction, Judy Garland, and RUPERT GOOLD's new film, JUDY. Set during Garland's final stint at London's The Talk of the Town mere months before her death, thanks to award-worthy costuming, cinematography, musical arrangements, and a tour de force performance by Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland (HAND HER THE OSCAR NOW!), we are transported to a time and place we'll now only find over the rainbow. It's been 30 years since Judy Garland took us all over that rainbow into the Technicolor land of Oz. But time, pills, alcohol, husbands, have taken their toll on her. She is now broke, homeless, battling ex-husband Sid Luft to keep her children with her, and she has a reputation for unreliability. I sat down with JUDY director, acclaimed artistic theatre director RUPERT GOOLD, the perfect choice as director for this film, to talk about the elements and challenges in bringing JUDY to life. Take a listen as we talk about The Judy Garland Great American Songbook (including some fun factoids on license fees for song use), the film's cinematography as a storytelling layer and use of anamorphic lenses, framing, dutching, cranes, and more in constructing the film's visual tonal bandwidth, visual metaphor, the pros and cons of Rupert's theatre expertise in tackling a film like JUDY and, of course, Renee Zellweger. <a href="http://behindthelensonline.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://behindthelensonline.net</a> <a href="http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com</a>

BEHIND THE LENS #231: Featuring Devon Parks