Kansas Filmmakers Release First Film Through Warner Bros Published: 15 May, 2008
On May 27th, Warner Home Video will release Suspension, an independent sci-fi thriller shot entirely in Kansas and Missouri. The movie, about a man who can stop time, took three years to complete, with much of the production time spent on the 250+ special-effects shots that show moving objects like water droplets, cars, and flipping cheerleaders frozen in space.

Directors Ethan Shaftel and Alec Joler started making movies together as twelve-year-olds in Lawrence, KS. Both directors have won numerous awards for their short films from festivals and institutions such as the American Film Institute, and both attended film schools in California to perfect their craft. For their first feature, Shaftel and Joler decided to return to Kansas and take advantage of the unique community enthusiasm and support for the film, and shot scenes in many locations from their own lives.

Suspension has appeared at several film festivals in the US and Europe including Cinequest and Sci-Fi London, and won the "Best Science Fiction Film" award from the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival. Over one third of the running time of Suspension is special-effects shots, unusual for any film, much less an independent one.

To kick off the DVD release, Suspension will premiere on Sunday, June 1st, at 7:30pm at the famed Norris Cinema Theater in Los Angeles, where much of Spielberg's, Lucas's, and Zemeckis's early work is still shown to incoming students at the University of Southern California, Shaftel’s alma-mater.

Finding distribution from a company like Warner Home Video is a dream come true for Shaftel and Joler. DVDs go on sale May 27th from retail and web outlets, as well as directly from the filmmakers at:

http://www.suspension-movie.com

Press Contact:
Isandra Gonzalez
(818) 668-4718
isag22@gmail.com

"Finely made science-fiction / tragic-monster story...the most imaginative use of 3-D stop-time since The Matrix."
San Jose Metro (Richard vo Busack)

“Almost-too-painful portrayals of loss and longing by Scott Cordes and Annie Tedesco in the leading roles . . . It is a riveting experience. And you will not believe the sophistication of the special effects that allow the moviemakers to freeze reality."
The Kansas City Star (Robert Butler)

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