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Congratulations to 8180 Films, Ian and everyone at The Girl on the Train for a sold out performance at the film’s premiere showing on April 26, 2013 at the Newport Beach Film Festival!

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By KRISTINE MORRIS
Contributing Writer

Local film company screens new thriller at prestigious film festival

LELAND – Leland-based 8180 Films screened its newest film, “The Girl on the Train,” at California’s prestigious Newport Beach Film Festival on April 26, having garnered the Friday Night Spotlight slot at the Triangle Theatre in Costa Mesa. Members of the cast and crew were in attendance.

The indie company took away the Newport Beach Film Festival’s “Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking” award for its first feature film, “Christina,” in 2010.
Set in post-World War II Berlin and inspired by a true story, “Christina” told of a young woman’s desire to leave for America with her G. I. fiancé despite the efforts of a relentless police inspector to keep her from escaping her past.

The film had its premier showing at the State Theatre in Traverse City that year. Last season, their film, “The Coexist Comedy Tour,” was featured at the Traverse City Film Festival.

The company’s newest film, “The Girl on the Train,” also written and directed by Larry Brand (“Halloween Resurrection,” “The Drifter”), was shot entirely in New York City. The noir psychological thriller stars Henry Ian Cusick (of the upcoming CW television show The Hundred and “Desmond Hume” on Lost), Nicki Aycox (“Jeepers Creepers II,” “X Files: I Want to Believe,” “Perfect Stranger”), and Stephen Lang (“Colonel Quaritch” in “Avatar,” “Public Enemy,” “Men Who Stare at Goats”).

In the film, documentary filmmaker Danny Hart (Cusick) boards a train at Grand Central Terminal, heading to upstate New York to interview the subjects for his latest project. But a chance encounter with a mysterious young woman named Lexi (Aycox) leads him on a journey of a very different sort.

Within the blink of an eye, his life of complacency is left behind for a world of intrigue and danger. As Detective Lloyd Martin (Lang) says to Danny: “I haven’t quite figured out if you’re a victim or a suspect.”

Joining the 8180 Films team for this project are award-winning costume designer Patricia Field (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “Sex in the City”), cinematographer David Sperling (“The Drifter,” “Remember WENN”), and composer Alexander Janko (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “The Coexist Comedy Tour”).

Composer Janko, executive producer Ross Satterwhite, and producers Jim Carpenter and Rebecca Reynolds all live in Leland. This is the third feature film for 8180 Films, co-founded by Carpenter, Reynolds and writer/director Larry Brand in 2007.

“The Newport Beach Film Festival is a great place to have our film’s West Coast premiere,” said Carpenter. “We were all very excited when we first heard that ‘The Girl on the Train’ would be screening there.”

The Newport Beach Film Festival features the “best of classic and contemporary filmmaking from around the world … (and) focuses on showcasing a diverse collection of both studio and independent films. The Festival supports the creation and advancement of innovative and artistic cinematic works from both emerging and seasoned filmmakers and proudly embraces the passion, vision, and independent spirit of these talented artists.” (wwww.newportfilmfest.com)

Carpenter said that the 8180 team will now begin to seek distribution for “The Girl on the Train” following its premiere at Newport Beach.

See the film’s trailer at www.thegirlonthetrainthemovie.com and visit the film’s Facebook page at The Girl on the Train US.

To learn more about the work of 8180 Films, contact Jim Carpenter at Jim8180films@gmail.com.

Jim Carpenter and Rebecca Reynolds (far right) with Larry Brand (second from left), at the screening of the “Coexist Comedy Tour” at last season’s Traverse City Film Festival. Photo by Kristine Morris