REACH

By Leif ROKESH

THE MISE EN SCÈNE COMPANY - as SALES All rights, Non-USA

Drama - Completed 2018

Steven, a suicidal high schooler, finds hope when the new kid in town befriends him on the first day of senior year, changing his life forever.

Festivals
& Awards

Hollywood & Vine Film Festival 2016
Won, Best Feature Screenplay
Out Shine Film Festival 2018
Official Selection
dances with films 2018
Official Selection
Westfield Film Festival 2019
Official Selection
Cinema At The Edge Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama, Comedy
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Leif ROKESH
    • Writer(s)
    • Maria CAPP, Grant HARLING, Johnny James FIORE
    • Producer(s)
    • Maria CAPP (CAPPRICIELLI, INC.), Charles BOX, Autumn BAILEY-FORD, Grant HARLING, Steven Alan CAPP, Thomas J. D’AGOSTINO, Joseph Patrick MARSHALL, Emery Thomas KELLY, Liam Thomas ATTRIDGE, Jo Anna KELLY, Elizabeth HERNANDEZ, Carmela NEWMAN, Theresa FABIAN
    • Synopsis
    • A socially awkward music geek, Steven Turano, divulges to a pro-suicide support group that he’s planning on killing himself. He’s constantly picked on by former childhood friend and school bully, Nick Perkins, and his widowed father. However, when Clarence, the new quirky kid in school, befriends him, Steven’s plans are side-tracked and he REACHES beyond his comfort zone forming stronger relationships with his father, friends and teachers.
      The boys form an inseparable bond as Clarence finds creative ways to pull Steven out of his depression. With his newfound sense of purpose and confidence, Steven learns that he’s capable of standing up to his father.
      While Steven’s confidence and popularity grows as a result of Clarence’s friendship, Nick’s relationship with his alcoholic father, Mr. Perkins, becomes more dysfunctional. Nick grows increasingly jealous of Steven and Clarence’s rise to power and is pushed to a breaking point at school, confronting Steven and Clarence with a gun.