Don Thacker's Motivational Growth has just been snapped up by IndieCan Entertainment for distribution in Canada. They'll be looking at a release date sometime in 2014 for the film which stars Jeffrey Combs and Adrian DiGiovanni. The film itself follows the exploits of Ian, a young man who ends up taking advice from a growth in his bathroom after a failed suicide attempt. Sounds like a mental movie to me, and one I shall be looking to catch as soon as possible.
AFM 2013: Indiecan Entertainment Acquires Motivational
Growth
Toronto, ON – Nov. 12, 2013 – Fresh from it’s award-winning
Canadian premiere at Toronto After Dark, Don Thacker’s surreal genre film Motivational Growth has been acquired
for distribution in Canada by Indiecan
Entertainment. The company is eyeing a multi-platform release in 2014.
In Motivational Growth,
Ian Foliver (Adrian DiGiovanni), a depressed and reclusive man in his 30s,
finds himself taking advice from a growth in his bathroom after a failed
suicide attempt. The Mold (‘ReAnimator’ star Jeffrey Combs), a smooth talking
fungus born of the filth in a neglected bathroom, works to help Ian clean
himself up and remodel his lifestyle. The Mold has big plans for Ian, but they
may not be as innocent as they seem. A labyrinthine-narrative follows, full of
colorfully-drawn characters and gruesome body horror. “The Mold knows, Jack.
The Mold knows.”
The deal was negotiated by CEO
Avi Federgreen and Acquisitions Exec Justin McConnell on behalf of Indiecan
Entertainment, and Circus Road Films CEO Glen Reynolds, on behalf of director
Don Thacker.
“I am terrifically excited to be
working with Avi and Justin for the Canadian release of Motivational Growth.
IndieCan absolutely understands the unique and sometimes challenging lens
through which the story is told, and I can’t imagine a better team to get it
out there. They get it. That makes me excited.“ stated director Don Thacker of
the sale. Indiecan rep Justin McConnell adds: “Motivational Growth is a film as twisted with the tongue as it is with
the narrative, and comes from an original new voice in the genre. I fell in
love with the picture the moment I first saw it, and can’t wait to help it find
the audience it deserves.” Avi Federgreen, CEO of Indiecan Entertainment,
shares this view, stating “Don has done a masterful job with Motivational Growth. It’s not hard to
see why the film has received huge festival acclaim around the world! The film
is a great addition to IndieCan’s growing arsenal of great genre titles, and I
can’t wait to introduce Canadian audiences to Don Thacker and The Mold.“.
Motivational
Growth was produced
by Imagos Films over twenty-eight days in a warehouse-made-soundstage above a
paper binding plant, in the dead of winter. With a talented, small and nimble
crew. a wholly wild 360-degree set, inspired local cast and the legendary
Jeffrey Combs, Motivational Growth was hewn from the indie spirit. This marks
director Don Thacker’s feature-film debut, and sets him on the path to a
prolific future, with his next project already in the works.
Homepage – http://motivationalgrowth.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/MotivationalGrowth
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