Reach for Me
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{{Infobox film
| name = Reach for Me
| image = Reach For Me.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical Release Poster
| director = LeVar Burton
| producer = Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg
Hilary Carr
Mark A. Jones
Chan Mahon
Susan R. Rodgers
Mark Wolfe
| writer = Michael Adams
| starring = Seymour Cassel
Johnny Whitworth
Lacey Chabert
Adrienne Barbeau
Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg
Larry Hankin
LeVar Burton
Alfre Woodard
| music = Julio Reyes
Copello
| cinematography = Kriss Krosskove
| editing = Avril Beukes
| studio = AMediaVision Productions
| distributor = Brainstorm Media
Lost and Found Entertainment
Spotlight Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2008|10||Oldenburg Film Festival|2009|12|18|United States}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite web|last=Newcott |first=Bill |url=http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-03-2010/movies_grownups_breakthrough_accomplishment2010.html |title=Movies for Grownups Awards 2010 Breakthrough Accomplishment: LeVar Bur... |publisher=AARP |date=2010-01-25 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}
Cast
The film's cast includes many award winners including Oscar Nominee Alfre Woodard[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005569/awards Alfre Woodard - Awards] and Golden Globe Nominee Adrienne Barbeau.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000105/awards Adrienne Barbeau - Awards]
=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22215472.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810113128/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22215472.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-10 |title=James Bond 'Quantum of Solace' Chooses DALSA 4K Origin Camera for Complex VFX Shot}}
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{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123001253/http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-01-23|title=Award Winners|date=2011-01-23|access-date=2019-09-23}}
- Audience Choice Award – Best Feature
- Seymour Cassel receives Indie Icon Award
- 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.reachformethefilm.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|1096986|Reach for Me}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941410?refcatid=31|title=Reach For Me film review|first=Dennis |last=Harvey|author=|date= 9 October 2009| publisher= Variety }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/reach-for-me-film-review-1004025259.story
|title= Reach for Me Film Review|last1= Wood|first1=Sura |date=20 October 2009 |publisher= The Hollywood Reporter}}
{{LeVar Burton}}
Category:Films directed by LeVar Burton
Category:American comedy-drama films
Category:2008 comedy-drama films