By Daily Press staff
A local indie film hits the big screen at the Hollywood Film Fest this Saturday. Craig Sirling’s feature “Jam”was made at the Santa Monica offices of his production company, Thanksgiving Films. Sirling’s short film version of “Jam”played at the first Other Venice Film Fest in 2004, and now the feature version is screening at the Hollywood Film Fest at 7 p.m. in Theatre C at the Arclight Cinemas, 6360 Sunset Boulevard. The cast includes William Forsythe, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Amanda Detmer, Jonathan Silverman and Gina Torres, among others.
The film’s plot unfolds on Father’s Day, when 14 travelers’ lives collide following a crash that leaves them stranded on a two-lane rural highway. With nowhere to go, the characters of “Jam” emerge from their cars and become travel companions with those whom they would normally never meet. The primary themes revolve around family and the dynamic between father and son.
Jean-Baptiste, Detmer and Forsythe are scheduled to attend the screening on Saturday night. For more information, go to www.jammovie.com. Can you see my film now?
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 20, 2006. Read the original PDF.