Gravitas Juan Martinez Vera made feature directing debut on migrant worker drama.
Italy-based IuviT Media Sales has picked up international sales rights at EFM for Aidan Quinn drama Spiked about the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the US-Mexico border
Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from the film about a newspaper publisher fighting for justice for the family of a worker killed in a border town. Facing obstacles at every turn including unhelpful law enforcement, the publisher is beset by a sudden illness as issues with his wife bubble up at home.
Deirdre Lovejoy plays the local head of...
Italy-based IuviT Media Sales has picked up international sales rights at EFM for Aidan Quinn drama Spiked about the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the US-Mexico border
Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from the film about a newspaper publisher fighting for justice for the family of a worker killed in a border town. Facing obstacles at every turn including unhelpful law enforcement, the publisher is beset by a sudden illness as issues with his wife bubble up at home.
Deirdre Lovejoy plays the local head of...
- 2/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
"We want to sue the police... but we need witnesses." Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for an indie film titled Spiked, from filmmaker Juan Vera Martinez. He was inspired to make the film after hearing real-life stories of immigrants suffering abuse of power from law enforcement agencies some 20-years ago and incredibly moved by how relevant these stories are today as immigrant families continue to grapple with inhumane and unjust treatment over and over. When the murder of a migrant worker shakes a southwest border town to its core, the feud between a newspaper owner and the chief of police leads to the blurring of the truth and a dirty fight for justice. The film stars Aidan Quinn, Deirdre Lovejoy, Carlos Gomez, Danay Garcia, Wendy Makkena, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Walter Belenky, Sal Lopez, and Christopher Rich. It looks like a powerful drama about the struggles of many immigrants these days.
- 3/23/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to distribute writer/director Juan Martinez Vera’s Spiked. The pic will be produced by Per Melita. Aidan Quinn, Deirdre Lovejoy, Carlos Gomez, Danay Garcia, Wendy Makkena, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Walter Belenky. Sal Lopez, and Christopher Rich star in this indie feature drama. Joe Soldwedel and Brett Soldwedel serve as executive producers.
On March 26th, Gravitas will launch the film across multiple VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Vimeo, Gravitas Movies, and release on SVOD platforms to follow later this year.
Spiked is a dramatic story rooted in the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the U.S./Mexico border. Principal photography on the indie feature was completed in 2019 on location in and around southern Arizona.
“Anchored by an outstanding performance by Aidan Quinn, Juan’s film integrates issues around immigration, law enforcement, and...
On March 26th, Gravitas will launch the film across multiple VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Vimeo, Gravitas Movies, and release on SVOD platforms to follow later this year.
Spiked is a dramatic story rooted in the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the U.S./Mexico border. Principal photography on the indie feature was completed in 2019 on location in and around southern Arizona.
“Anchored by an outstanding performance by Aidan Quinn, Juan’s film integrates issues around immigration, law enforcement, and...
- 2/9/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Hey, "S.W.A.T."fans. We are back to deliver a brand new set of spoiler scoops for you guys. These will be for the upcoming episode 5 of this current season 3. Thanks to the wonderful CBS folks, we've got a brand new press release for episode 5. It features a few teaser descriptions that we're going to tell you about right now. To get things started, CBS' press released revealed what this new episode 5 is officially titled. It's called,"The Lbc." That is definitely a fitting title based on what's coming up in this episode. It sounds like episode 5 will feature some very interesting, dramatic, intense and possible action-filled scenes as the Swat crew teams up with the Long Beach Police team for a massive case! Hondo serves up more drama. This time, with his father. Luca gets very overwhelmed and more. We'll go head and start off this spoiler session with the...
- 10/24/2019
- by Derek Smith
- OnTheFlix
Tony Todd is in Los Angeles on stage for the next two weeks. The vet Broadway actor is this season's villain on Fox's "24" and also known for his "Candyman" and "Final Destination" movies. Now he's starring in the stage show "The Island," at the Village Theatre inside the Lucy Florence Cultural Center. "The Island" was devised by South African actors John Kani, Winston Ntshona, and world renowned playwright Athol Fugard. This is Todd's first extended performance on a Los Angeles stage in more than 20 years. Co-starring in the two-man show is Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, who plays Todd's lieutenant on "24."...
- 2/24/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
When it comes to the genre we all love, there are few actors who command as much admiration and respect as Tony Todd. From Candyman to Final Destination to Hatchet, he's played a myriad of roles in over 40 horror projects. And this season he's the main villain in "24"! What is there the man hasn't done?
If you were about to say "plays", well, you'd be wrong. Todd is currently starring in the Tony Award-winning stage show The Island at the Village Theatre inside the Lucy Florence Cultural Center (click the "Theatre" link), 3351 West 43rd Street in La. His co-star in the two-man show is Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, who also appears on “24” as Tony's character's lieutenant.
The Island was devised by South African actors John Kani, Winston Ntshona, and world renowned playwright Athol Fugard and centers on two political prisoners confined in the notorious South African prison on Robben Island in 1972. The...
If you were about to say "plays", well, you'd be wrong. Todd is currently starring in the Tony Award-winning stage show The Island at the Village Theatre inside the Lucy Florence Cultural Center (click the "Theatre" link), 3351 West 43rd Street in La. His co-star in the two-man show is Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, who also appears on “24” as Tony's character's lieutenant.
The Island was devised by South African actors John Kani, Winston Ntshona, and world renowned playwright Athol Fugard and centers on two political prisoners confined in the notorious South African prison on Robben Island in 1972. The...
- 2/24/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Candyman 's Tony Todd is set to make his directorial debut with the thriller Eerie, Pa . The actor will be working from a script he penned; plot details are being withheld for now. Pre-production is expected to begin shortly after Todd wraps work on the Los Angeles stage show "The Island" at the Village Theatre inside the Lucy Florence Cultural Center (3351 West 43rd Street). "The Island" was devised by South African actors John Kani, Winston Ntshona, and world renowned playwright Athol Fugard. This is Todd's first extended performance on a Los Angeles stage in more than 20 years. Co-starring in the two-man show is Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, who plays Todd's lieutenant on 24 . The show centers on two political prisoners confined in the notorious South...
- 2/24/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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