Flat Head Films is pleased to announce that BC-based writer/director Laura Adkin’s feature film debut Re: Uniting will have its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on Sunday, October 29th, 2023 with some of the cast and crew in attendance. The film stars Jesse L Martin (Law & Order, The Irrational), Michelle Harrison (The Flash), Roger Cross (War For the Planet of the Apes), David James Lewis (Child’s Play), Carmen Moore (Nancy Drew) and Bronwen Smith (Firefly Lane) as six best friends from college who reconnect for their 25-year reunion.
When Rachel, played by Michelle Harrison, receives life-changing news, she secretly grapples with her mortality while playing host to her friends who have grown up and gone their separate ways since college. Carrie, a mother of 3, Natalie, a workaholic neurosurgeon, former football star turned sportscaster Collin, and playboy man-child Danny join Rachel and her husband Michael (Jesse L Martin) at their picturesque home on the beautiful and secluded Bowen Island. As soon as they are all together it’s like no time has passed; they laugh, drink, and dance the night away. Rachel’s nostalgia is echoed by the group as they realize how much time has gone by, and how much they have all changed. As secrets are revealed, they are forced to change the way they look at their futures.
“I am thrilled to be returning to Austin, a festival I love, with my first feature and the team who brought it to life. Re: Uniting is a multi-generational story about aging, mortality, and reflection, themes that have come up for me in my own life and I think people will relate to. I am so looking forward to sharing the story and our cast’s brilliant performances with audiences for the first time,” says Adkin.
Laura Adkin, born and raised in Vancouver, BC, began her career in the film and television industry almost 20 years ago. She started as an actor and then moved behind the camera as a producer, writer and director. As a filmmaker, Laura has produced numerous films that have played in film festivals around the world. Diversity and inclusivity on set and behind the camera is one of Laura’s most important mandates as a filmmaker. Her directorial debut The Goodnight Kiss received the prestigious Bravofact grant and went on to play festivals around the world earning many awards and accolades. Laura was handpicked for a female directors initiative through Disney and in 2017, she was chosen to pitch for the MPPIA short film award, was a competition finalist at the Austin Film Festival, and was selected for the Women In the Directors Chair Career Advancement Module. Laura served on the board of Women in Film and Television Vancouver and currently teaches at Vancouver Acting School.
Re: Uniting is written and directed by Laura Adkin, produced by Krista Rand (Grand Unified Theory) and Stirling Bancroft (Sniper: Assassin’s End) serves as director of photography. Re: Uniting is the first feature film in the world to be colored with the Barco HDR Lightsteering projector; a state-of-the-art technology sweeping the cinematic world from international tech company Barco.
The film was made possible with Telefilm “partner’s in production”, William F. White International and UBCP/ACTRA. Amid the SAG strike, the team expresses solidarity with the striking performers, and thanks SAG-AFTRA for authorizing the cast to be in attendance supporting Re: Uniting as it is a Canadian independent film under ACTRA jurisdiction.
Screening Information:
Sunday, October 29th at 12:45 PM (with select cast in attendance)
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center for Performing Arts
701 Riverside Drive, Austin, TX
Thursday, November 2nd at 5:30 PM (writer/director in attendance)
Galaxy Theatre at 6700 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX
For further information on the festival visit https://austinfilmfestival.com/
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