Marlo makes her film directorial debut with American Reject, a comedy with an original soundtrack starring Keala Settle, Annaleigh Ashford, Kathleen Monteleone, Billy Ray Cyrus, Rebecca Black, Bryan Batt, Juvenile, Mary Birdsong, Connie Ray, and introducing Angelica Hale. 35 year old Kay is the most recent reject from America's hottest singing competition show, POP STAR NOW! As she mourns an embarrassing public elimination, she's forced to participate in the network's "After The Cut" filming, and is sent to her hometown where she is required to move in with her mother and face the simple life she left behind. With nothing on the horizon and a camera man following her every move, she faces the small town identity she had ditched and struggles to maintain the image she cultivated for America. Sometimes losing is the only to win. For more information, visit www.americanreject.movie. @AMERICANREJECTFILM
Produced by: Full Armor Films, with Beth & Trey Burvant, Nathan Johnson
Screenplay: Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone
Director: Marlo Hunter
Cinematography: Ian Coad
Editor: Christine Armstrong
Production Design: Christina Kim
Original Soundtrack: Derek Gregor & Selda Sahin
Score: Michael Abiuso & Chris Bordeaux
Casting: Brent Caballero
Shot at Second Line Stages and locally in New Orleans, LA
"American Reject plays up these absurd game show elements by amplifying them, which is exactly what a good comedy should do...Hunter also does a fine job of not letting the film slip too far into parody while imbuing it with just enough heart to make for a feel-good finish."
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TALENT RECAP:
Billy Blanks Jr. speaks with Director Marlo Hunter, writer/star Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone, and star Angelica Hale on Talent Recap.
