Michael Welch in Unrequited, US Premiere at ACEFEST 2010 NYC

In June 2009 I was pleased to announce that rising star Michael Welch (Mike Newton in The Twilight Saga) would be starring in Unrequited, the first feature from Jason Epperson, runner-up on the Steven Spielberg-produced Fox reality series On The Lot. After coming in second among hundreds of would-be directors, Epperson searched for a script he could wrap his head around for his first film. He found it in Jeffrey Day and Tom Lockridge's Unrequited, a psychological thriller about an 18-year-old (Welch) who snaps after a series of setbacks. Sarah Habel and David Keith co-star.

I began following the progress of the film on this blog from the moment it was cast. Produced by writer Jeff Day's Lucky Day Studios with Mark Freiberger as co-producer, Unrequited was shot in Epperson's home state of Kentucky. After post-production was completed on April 5, Arclight Films acquired the film for distribution through their Darclight label and screened it at the Cannes Film Festival and Film Market.


The U.S. Premiere of Unrequited will take place at ACEFEST 2010 (formerly the ACE Film Festival), August 20-28 at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City. The screening will be held on Friday, August 20 at 7:20 PM. Tickets are available at the festival site.

Unrequited has an official site, a Facebook, and a YouTube channel with behind-the-scenes videos. Welch has an official site, an official MySpace, a Facebook, and Message Board.

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~Robstenfan