On Friday, June 26, Vertical Entertainment is set to release RUN WITH THE HUNTED, directed by Hudson Valley resident John Swab. Filming took place in Swab’s native Oklahoma, but post production was handled primarily in Woodstock, Bearsville and Washingtonville by John Greenhalgh (picture editor), Coll Anderson (Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer), and Jay Peck (Stepping Stone Foley). Producer Jeremy M. Rosen (Roxwell Films), a native of Delmar, NY, helped score amazing songs for the soundtrack including The Air The I Breathe (The Hollies), Out In The Woods (Leon Russell). The Hudson Valley Film Commission worked closely with the project to make post production referrals. CLICK HERE for case study details.
UPDATE –– On October 25, RUN WITH THE HUNTED will premiere on SHOWTIME. Watch this EXCLUSIVE deleted scene at https://vimeo.com/471793974
The digital release includes most streaming platforms including Apple, Google, Amazon Prime and satellite providers). Theatrical release will include select traditional and drive-in theatres, along with Virtual Cinema from LA’s Laemmle Theatres, and physical Blu Ray & DVDs.
RUN WITH THE HUNTED features Ron Perlman (Hand of God), Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Dree Hemingway (Starlet), Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy), William Forsythe (Raising Arizona), Slaine (Gone Baby Gone), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (The Wire) and Sam Quartin who also lives in the Hudson Valley, and is lead singer of the band The Bobby Lees. Their song Radiator is featured in the soundtrack.
RUN WITH THE HUNTED follows Oscar, a young boy who commits a noble murder and is forced to run away from his rural hometown, leaving Loux, his best friend behind. Fifteen years later, he has forgotten his past and become the leader of a band of lost children, but Loux is determined to find the boy who saved her life.
Writer/Director and Tulsa native, John Swab, ran away from home at the age of fifteen. He lived on the streets amongst criminals and became addicted to crack and heroin. John is now 5 years sober and lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and dogs. John’s films are based on themes from his life such as addiction, abuse, and crime. His credits include JUDAS CHARIOT, LET ME MAKE YOU A MARTYR, RUN WITH THE HUNTED, the recently completed BODY BROKERS, and forthcoming IDA RED.
“While the film has a pulpy vibe, there are relevant social themes: class divide, poverty, the flaws in what “a man should be”, and despair,” writes John Swab. “There are also themes regarding choices and how one decision can sometimes lead us very far away from who we really are. Where I am from, middle or “lost” America, opportunities to leave or achieve beyond what is available are very limited. I wrote this based on themes from my own life; abuse, running away, and being taken in by people who were born without a chance, thus resorting to extremes to survive. My biggest influences as a storyteller are writers like Jim Thompson and Elmore Leonard, cult 70's cinema such as: Out of the Blue, Straight Time, The Getaway, Electra Glide in Blue, The French Connection, and contemporary filmmakers like Jeff Nichols. They often don’t have one theme to their work, but rather present a window into a forgotten part of our society that has been overlooked or forgotten and explore humanity through their flawed characters.”
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Rogers and Cowan PMK in New York
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Since 2000, the Hudson Valley Film Commission has worked on over 500 FILM & TV productions to refer and help secure local crew, cast, locations, vendors, post production facilities, and more! The results have created thousands of jobs, education & training opportunities, regional promotion & marketing, and over $250 million in regional economic development.
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Werewolves Within • Things Heard and Seen • Billions • Monsterland • Audrey • The Plot Against America • Silent Retreat • Black Bear • Lapsis • Foxhole • The Undoing • I Know This Much Is True • Save Yourselves • I’m Thinking of Ending Things • Scare Me • Can You Keep a Secret? • Panic • High Maintenance • Driveways • Shirley • The Dead Don't Die • Avengers: Endgame • The Irishman • The Climb* • Swallow • Skin • The Mountain • A Quiet Place • Fabled • Then Came You • Furlough • A Vigilante • Nancy • Diane • The Miseducation of Cameron Post • La Devotee by Panic at the Disco! • It Comes at Night • Super Dark Times • The Seagull • HAPPYish • The Ticket • Growing Up Smith • Cold in July • Katie Fforde Films • True Story • The Sisterhood of Night • The Better Angels • We Are What We Are • The Bourne Legacy • Frances Ha • Our Idiot Brother • First Winter • The Last Keepers • Francine • Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding • Martha Marcy May Marlene • Higher Ground • Rocksteady • Bitter Feast • Stake Land • Man on Wire • Taking Woodstock • American Gangster • Michael Clayton • The Human Footprint • The Night Listener • Stephanie Daley • War of the Worlds • Down to the Bone • Personal Velocity