"A recovering drug-addict struggles to keep himself alive."
Directed by Dean Merrill & Gary Robinov
Written by Erin Enberg
DETOUR was the second collaboration between me and Dean Merrill and Gary Robinov. This film is longer--almost 30 minutes--than our previous film Simpatica. This time we were making it for Damnationland--a showcase of "dark films" that premiere at the historic State Theater in Portland, Maine and then go on tour to various cities around the country. The three of us were in agreement that we wanted to steer away from classic horror and delve more into personal terror. Check out more on Dean Merrill's website.
Brian Chamberlain is a phenomenal actor and dove into this role with passion and grit--he even insisted that he actually throw up in one scene. I couldn't have asked for a better portrayal of my story than what Brian brought to the role.
Review in The Portland Press Herald, by Dan Perkins.
Detour was nominated for 4 awards at The Lewiston-Auburn Film Fest (LAFF), a festival that was named "One of the Coolest Film Fests in the World" by MovieMaker Magazine: Best Actor, Best Maine Film, Best Short Film and Best of Festival. A new Film Fest has taken the place of LAFF, called Emerge which will run June 13th and 14th, 2014.
Detour - Trailer from Dean Merrill on Vimeo.
CAST
Brian Chamberlain
Astrea Campbell-Cobb
Jennifer Nichole Porter
Dana Packard
Bill McDonough
CREW
Directed by Dean Merrill & Gary Robinov
Written by Erin Enberg
Director of Photography: Dean Merrill
Original Score: Frank Hopkins
Assisant Director: Erin Enberg
2nd Assisant Director: Andrea Nilosek
Steadicam Operator: Jayson Lobozzo
Camera Assistant: David Meiklejohn
Gaffer: Adam Belanger
Grip: Drew Buerhaus
Sound: Andy Barbo
Matthew Fletcher
Mark Hensley
Wardrobe: Alison Slattery
FX Makeup: Sarah Tarling Matzke
Photographer: Charlotte Warren
Set Builder: Nick Rofe
Assistant Set Builder: Warren Moorehead
Production Assistant: Corey Rich
Props: Kimble Lavoie
Craft Services: Emily Young
Visual FX: Derek Kimball