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April 4,
2008
Munsonville, New Hampshire
New Hampshire-based
Either/Or Films is pleased to announce the acquisition of their
first independent feature THE SENSATION OF SIGHT by Monterey
Media, Thousand Oaks, California. A late summer/early fall
theatrical release is planned, followed by a winter DVD
release.
THE SENSATION OF SIGHT, filmed entirely in
Peterborough, NH, stars Academy Award Best Actor nominee David
Strathairn, who is also one of the film's producers along with
Either/Or Films partners Aaron J. Wiederspahn, the film's
writer/director, and Buzz McLaughlin, executive
producer.
Other producers include Strathairn's longtime
manager Madeline Ryan and Darren Moorman, both of Los Angeles; and
Mark Constance of Brentwood, New Hampshire.
The film has
received accolades from festival audiences throughout the U.S. and
abroad, including Spain, Brazil, China, Lithuania, Poland, and
Estonia, and continues to garner critical acclaim. It won Best
Feature at the New Hampshire Film Festival and Best Cinematography
at the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa.
Monterey CFO Jere Rae-Mansfield enthusiastically remarks,
"On the heels of our tremendous success with audience favorite
STEEL TOES, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to distribute
our second film starring David Strathairn."
McLaughlin says
Either/Or Films is honored to be partnering with Monterey Media.
"We've had a great run at festivals on five continents, and now
look forward to making THE SENSATION OF SIGHT available to
audiences throughout the United States and
Canada."
Monterey Media holds all North American rights to
the film. McLaughlin reports Either/Or Films is currently in
negotiation for foreign distribution.
A fusion of
dream/reality, THE SENSATION OF SIGHT comtemplates relationships,
communication, and the meaning of life as it follows Finn
(Strathairn), a middle-aged English teacher whose involvement with
a tragedy has left him asking the age-old question, "Why?" Leaving
his family and career, he sets about selling encyclopedias to town
locals, including Dylan (Daniel Gillies of SPIDERMAN 2), a former
student who's estranged from his father (Scott Wilson of JUNEBUG)
and sister (Elisabeth Waterston of THE PRINCE AND ME); Alice (Jane
Adams of ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND), a waitress and
single mother with whom he has a brief and awkward romantic
encounter; and Drifter (Ian Somerhalder of LOST), a musician
grieving the death of his brother (Joe Mazello of JURASSIC PARK).
The interaction of these characters affects and alters each of
them, ultimately leading Finn to an unexpected and sublime
awakening.
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