COMING TO VIDEO ON DEMAND NOVEMBER 23rd. PRE-ORDER on iTUNES NOW.
Four best friends, on a wild last hurrah as college students, attend a piece of immersive theatre called “The Show.” They find themselves on an adventure far different from what they had expected, falling down the rabbit hole of suspicion, confusion, and danger, testing their friendships and their sanity as they seek to discover what “The Show” truly is.
The film is distributed by Gravitas Ventures, and was shot entirely on location in Richmond, Virginia over the winter of 2019-2020. The film had its world premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival 2021.
Starring rising talent Richard Follin, Dillon Douglasson,
Keegan Garant, and Christopher Martin.
Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Pickled Bones:
Andrew Bonieskie & Dillon Douglasson.
Executive Producer – Eric Dexter
Co-Executive Producer – Stamatios Tom Hiotis
Produced by S.C.V. Taylor and Dorie Barton
Written & Directed by Dorie Barton
Cinematography by Alex Kent
Co-edited by Tyler Scheerschmidt
Production Design by Alyssa Sutherland
Originial Soundtrack by Pickled Bones
Sound Design by Chip Sovek
Color by Kevin Barker
Poster Design by The Hatchery
Released by Gravitas Ventures a Red Arrow Company
Available widely in the US and Canada On Demand
Tuesday – Nov 23 2021
Press Quotes
“Writer-director Dorie Barton, whose film Girl Flu. is a must-see, gives audiences a whole lot to chew on in her sophomore feature. The cast is extraordinary. Each of our four leads gives a distinct and powerful performance. Their emotional journeys are thoroughly surprising. Richard Follin, Dillon Douglasson, Keegan Garant, and Christopher Martin, bravo, gentleman. That final shot is physically jarring and brilliant. Welcome To The Show is the epitome of independent film in the best ways.” – Reel News Daily
“Welcome to the Show, Dorie Barton’s messed-up mindbender doubles down on the satire. We’re just as disoriented and intrigued as they are in this curiosity with a great cast that gets into a weird groove.” – San Jose Mercury News
“Welcome to the Show suggests that while the ultimate truth may remain unknowable, new experiences will get you closer. And life, like improvisational theater, works best when you drop your baggage and say “Yes, and…” – Films Gone Wild
Soundtrack Album – by Pickled Bones
Pickled Bones – Andrew Bonieskie & Dillon Douglasson – created a phenomenal original Soundtrack Album for
The Show, also dropping on Tuesday Nov. 23 2021 on Spotify.
Check out their website for
Music Videos of performances from the Soundtrack;
a chat between Andrew, Dillon, and writer-director Dorie Barton, and more.