Welcome to Redville
July 21, 2023
Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the crime thriller Welcome to Redville and will release the film via VOD on Aug. 29.
Directed by Isaac H Eaton, the film stars Jake Manley, Highdee Kuan, Chris Elliott, Sabrina Haskett, Mitch Field, Chase Dean Baker, Warren Sweeney, Phil Hendrie, Robert Craighead, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Matt Cannon, Ashley Doris Wilson, Dusty Sorg, Katelyn Eaton, Michael Lanahan, Joe Palubinsky, Steven M. Porter, Phire Whitaker, Dominic Hernandez and Joeal Nicassio. It is written by Eaton and Danny DeVoto.
Welcome to Redville follows Leo and Toni, a young couple who flee from the police after a botched robbery and lie low in the secluded desert town of Redville. Soon, they have a run-in with the local sheriff, whose daughter entices Leo to steal her uncle’s million-dollar diamond. After they have strange encounters with Redville’s townsfolk, Leo convinces a reluctant Toni to help him steal the diamond. When the sheriff catches them fleeing with the diamond, Leo shoots him dead. As they flee, they keep running again and aging into the ghostly “Welcome To Redville” sign. Driving in endless circles they end up back in Redville where they are confronted by the townsfolk and the sheriff who is very much alive.
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“I have always loved movies with multiple layers, hints of a deeper meaning and allegories beyond the main plot,” said director Eaton in a statement. “It was my intention when I wrote and directed Welcome to Redville to craft a film following this vision. Leo, the protagonist thinks he has a ‘big plan’ but in the grand scheme of things, he’s just a ‘little man with a little plan’ running around in circles and burning things down.”
“Gravitas is proud to be bringing Welcome to Redville into homes worldwide,” said Bill Guentzler, VP of acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures, in a statement. “Director Isaac H. Eaton turns the heist film genre on its head by introducing us to a town of unique characters played by a fantastic ensemble cast. We can’t wait for audiences to enter the strange world of Redville, and possibly never leave.”