Come Follow Me
Film currently being submitted to Film Festivals so cannot be posted just yet! However, here is the official website for this project where you can view the trailer/teaser as well as view photographs and read about the cast and crew: www.comefollowmefilm.com.
You can also watch the trailer on my Vimeo page.
Awards & Screenings:
Best Film (IFP)
Best Director (Devon Dresback) (IFP)
Best Actress (Nathalie Cadieux) (IFP)
Emerging Actor (Dakota Battle) (IFP)
2012 Sunscreen Film Festival
2012 NFFTY Film Festival
2012 Phoenix Film Festival
2011 IFP Breakout Challenge
Synopsis:
In a country school classroom, a German teacher (Nathalie Cadieux) is struck by the boredom of her students during a routine reading session. Desiring to have a lasting impact on these young, impressionable minds and encourage them to not let life pass them by, she turns to fresh surroundings and deeply personal reflections in order to ignite the infinite realm of possibilities available for the taking. Her efforts are rewarded by the unexpected inspiration of one adventurous boy (Dakota Battle) and his friends (McKenzie Burke, Austin Pedersen).
Description:
I worked as the Executive Producer (and crew member) with Apairus Company on this film. My son, Devon Dresback, directed it. This was a seven week challenge. Great to work with wonderful people including very talented Director of Photography - Bret Kalmbach and also Jerrod Saba who made magic happen in the editing process. There were 17 teams that made the deadline and were screened.
Devon Dresback, Director
Bret Kalmbach, Director of Photography
Jerrod Saba, Editor
Diane M. Dresback, Executive Producer
Required Challenge Elements:
Theme - Don't let life pass you by
Bill Pierce, film critic from the Examiner.com had this to say about Come Follow Me:
These are the moments that fill me with inspiration and excitement. When my sitzfleisch is rewarded by experiencing a film such as "Come Follow Me." Youthful director Devon Dresbek presents a stunning visual poem, as a mining town schoolteacher finds her young charges losing interest in her lesson. She takes the class outside and beneath a tree, gently coaxes them to embrace life, abandon fear and seize the day. Stage actress Nathalie Cadieux is completely captivating in her first screen performance as the German schoolteacher. This is the rare gem that seamlessly combines every element of filmmaking: story, sound, lighting, acting and, above all, the dreamy simplicity that makes a film unforgettable. A superb production from the Apairus Company in Mesa, exploding on the screen in brilliance and illumination.
Final Take – Lead the way.