A different kind of American independent horror film, the hypnotic Toad Road, presented by Elijah Wood and his SpectreVision production company, unfolds like a hallucinatory cross between the sexual candor of Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, and the backwoods creep-out of The Blair Witch Project. Young James kills time with his small town druggie friends, engaging in excessive chemical intake, until he meets sweet new arrival Sara. But just as James wants to abandon the narcotics life, Sara wants him to take her further into mind-altering experimentation…and she also wants him to introduce her to the sinister local legend of Toad Road, a spot deep in the forest that is apparently home to the Seven Gates of Hell.
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Artsploitation Films releases new independent horror film Toad Road, from director Jason Banker Available on DVD and VOD on December 17th “Toad Road is the first unique horror film to come along in years.” – LAWeekly.com “…more genuine and disturbing than any “Blair Witch”-style hokum.” – The Wall Street Journal
“This film has something that can’t be faked: a true feel for the broken, tragic fury of life needlessly squandered.” – SlantMagazine.com “…an uncomfortably authentic drama…” – The New York Times
“…the amazingly effective Toad Road argues, a life lost in the pharmaceutical haze of aimless arrested development is destined to be destroyed, or at the very least, deferred.” – Popmatters.com |
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 12, 2013 – Artsploitation Films is proud to announce the DVD and VOD release of Toad Road, an independent horror film written and directed by Jason Banker, and presented by Elijah Wood. Toad Road was a Winner at Fantasia International Film Festival 2012 of both the Cheval Noir Award: Best Director and Cheval Noir Award: Best Actor, and Winner at Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival for Best Picture. Toad Road will be released on DVD and VOD on December 17th. The SRP for the DVD is $29.95. Bonus features include: Audio Commentary with Jason Banker, James Davidson, Jamie Siebold, Scott Rader, and Jorge Torres-Torres, Deleted Scenes, Behind the Scenes Featurette, James Davidson and Sara Anne Jones Audition Video, DUI Story, Shotgun a Beer clip, Trailers, and an 8-page collectible booklet.
A different kind of American independent horror film, the hypnotic Toad Road, presented by Elijah Wood and his SpectreVision production company, unfolds like a hallucinatory cross between the sexual candor of Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, and the backwoods creep-out of The Blair Witch Project. Young James kills time with his small town druggie friends, engaging in excessive chemical intake, until he meets sweet new arrival Sara. But just as James wants to abandon the narcotics life, Sara wants him to take her further into mind-altering experimentation…and she also wants him to introduce her to the sinister local legend of Toad Road, a spot deep in the forest that is apparently home to the Seven Gates of Hell. Writer-director Jason Banker’s film is a unique fusion of documentary-like realism, and otherworldly, haunting rural terror. Unlike any other film you’ll see this year, Toad Road is a mesmerizing trip. For more information on Toad Road, or to request a press screener for review, please contact Matt Barry at (212) 629-6880 or mbarry@kinolorber.com.
TOAD ROAD DVD Street date: December 17, 2013 DVD SRP: $29.95 BONUS MATERIAL: Audio Commentary with Jason Banker, James Davidson, Jamie Siebold, Scott Rader, and Jorge Torres-Torres Deleted Scenes Behind the Scenes Featurette James Davidson and Sara Anne Jones Audition Video DUI Story Shotgun a Beer clip Trailers 8-page collectible booklet Order your copy today!
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