Dermot Mulroney will star as a man released from prison who discovers a mystery as he undertakes a dangerous journey back to his brother. Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.

Calvin Lee Reeder wrote and will direct based on his short film of the same name that played at Sundance and SXSW in 2008. Lindsay Pulsipher will also star in the feature version.

Production will commence on Apr 15 in Roswell, New Mexico. XYZ’s Nate Bolotin will produce with Brooklyn Reptyle’s Roger M Mayer and Christo Dimassis. XYZ’s Aram Tertzakian and Nick Spicer serve as executive producers.

Michael Benaroya is financing through his low budget / genre label AKA Pictures. AKA/Benaroya head of production Joe Jenckes also serves as executive producer with his Bow Street Films partner David Dickson, under a new partnership between AKA and Bow Street. Clayton Young of Benaroya Pictures will produce on behalf of AKA Pictures. 

XYZ has festival smash The Raid: Redemption in theatres through SPC and just wrapped production on Frankenstein’s Army in Prague.

Brooklyn Reptyle’s Carlos Spills The Beans with Harry Dean Stanton will open shortly and the slate includes The Bang Bang Brokers.

  • Relativity has commenced production in Pennsylvania on thriller Out Of The Furnace with Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Sam Shepard and Woody Harrelson. Scott Cooper directs in his follow-up to Crazy Heart.