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TONIC

By Derek PRESLEY

IRIS INDIE INTERNATIONAL - as SALES All rights, World

Crime - Completed 2022

A barfly jazz pianist must commit murder in
exchange for his drug debt to a crooked cop.

Festivals
& Awards

Los Angeles International Film Festival 2023

Best Feature

USA Film Festival 2023

Official Selection

Big Apple Film Festival 2023

Official Selection

Cinema On the Bayou Film Festival 2024

Official Selection

Bare Bones Film Festival 2024

Best Actor Billy Blair

Bare Bones Film Festival 2024

Producing Award Jason Starne

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Countries
- USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
- Duration
- 104 mn
- Director(s)
- Derek PRESLEY
- Writer(s)
- Derek PRESLEY
- Cast
- Billy BLAIR, Ed ED WESTWICK, Lori PETTY, Jason COVIELLO, Vernon DAVIS, Richard RIEHLE
- Producer(s)
- Jason STARNE (Muscular Puppy), Lola LOTT
- Synopsis
- Sebastian Poe, a barfly jazz pianist, is trying to make ends meet, gigging at seedy jazz clubs
  to support his ailing sister Elise (Lori Petty). Work has dried up, and Sebastian becomes
  indebted to a corrupt police detective, Terry. When he can’t pay, Terry offers him one
  alternative - he must murder Stanley (Ed Westwick) by the end of the night. Sebastian
  desperately wants to play the piano, but first he must traverse the dark streets of Deep Ellum
  and silence his conscience.