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'''''Anderson's Cross''''' is a 2010 ] film written and directed by Jerome Elston Scott,<ref name="MPM"/> who also stars in the film, as his first writing and directing project.<ref name="DVD Verdict"/><ref name="FM">{{cite news|last=Harvey |first=Del |title=Jerome Elston Scott |url=http://www.filmmonthly.com/interviews/jerome_elston_scott.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012851/http://www.filmmonthly.com/interviews/jerome_elston_scott.html |archivedate=September 24, 2015 |accessdate=May 28, 2014 |newspaper=Film Monthly |date=November 21, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Production for the movie began in 2003 and the movie had its world premiere on May 20, 2010, when it was given a limited theatrical release. It stars Elston Scott, ], and ] as three best friends whose evolving relationships cause tension in their senior year of high school.<ref>{{cite news|last=Garrett |first=Tommy |title=Filmmaker Jerome Elston Scott, Exclusive |url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Canyon_People_51/FilmakerJeromeElstonScottExclusive_printer.php |publisher=] |date=October 27, 2010 |accessdate=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052217/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Canyon_People_51/FilmakerJeromeElstonScottExclusive_printer.php |archivedate=29 May 2014 }}</ref> The film was released on DVD November 22, 2010.<ref name="LAS">{{cite news|last=staff |title=Anderson's Cross out on DVD |url=http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/Anderson_s_Cross_out_on_DVD.php |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052838/http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/Anderson_s_Cross_out_on_DVD.php |archivedate=May 29, 2014 |accessdate=May 28, 2014 |newspaper=Splash Magazines |year=2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Anderson's Cross''' is a feature film written, directed, and starred in by ]. It is produced by ] <ref> </ref>.


== Cast == ==Premise==
Nick (]), Kevin (]) and Tracy (Heather Bergdahl) are all the best of friends and are seemingly inseparable. They've spent most of their lives together and are so close that Kevin and Tracy (who are a couple) even allow Nick to watch while they have sex. This works out well until Nick meets Trevor (Micah Stuart) and begins questioning his own sexuality, as he's very attracted to Trevor. Things are made more tense by the fact that the three friends are in their senior year of high school and are rapidly approaching adulthood.
===Main actors===
*] as Mr. Anderson
*] as Mrs. McCarthy
*] as Mrs. Anderson
*] as Nick Anderson
*] as Kevin Daniels
*Heather Bergdahl as Tracy Green
*Micah Stuart as Trevor McCarthy
*] as Mr. Daniels
*] as Grandfather
*Vera Yell as Ashley Story
*] as David
*] as Austin Wilson
*James Snyder as Ben Carter


===Other cast=== == Cast ==
* ] as Mr. Anderson
*] as Evans
*] as George Green * ] as Mrs. McCarthy
*] as Mrs. Elway * ] as Mrs. Anderson
*] as Dr. Landry * ] as Nick Anderson
* ] as Kevin Daniels
*Brenda Ballard as Mrs. Green
*] as Teacher #1 * ] as Tracy Green
* ] as Mr. Daniels
*Ron Scardera as Principal Jenkins
*] as Step-mom Misy * ] as Trevor
* ] as Grandfather
*Robert Arce as Teacher #2
* ] as David
*Marcia Ann Burrs as Mrs. Landry
* ] as Austin Wilson
*Michael Adler as Coach McCarthy
*] as Shawn Jenkins * ] as George Green
* ] as Mrs. Elway
*Brad Yoder as Detective Marshall
* ] as Ben Carter
*Bradley Kell as Bobby
* ] as David
*Josh Wells as Peter Anson
* ] as Dr. Landry
*Ed Brigadier as Umpire
* ] as Teacher #1
*Scott Gerard as Mr. Azzleton
* Rocky Marquette as Shawn Jenkins
*Shane Houston as Vern
* Brad Yoder as Detective Marshall
*Linsey Jordan as Christy Anderson
* ] as Peter Anson
*Christopher Khai as Cliff
*Micah Pittard as Cody
*Jacqueline Renee as Amy
*Bryan Sandlin as Tyler


== Awards == ==Production==
Jerome Elston Scott used the services of casting director Mark Sikes, and related that throughout the filmmaking process, the greatest challenge was financing.<ref name="RT">{{cite news |last=Tucker |first=Betty Jo |title=Jerome E. Scott - Director, Writer, Actor |url=http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=feature&id=643 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529053020/http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=feature&id=643 |archivedate=May 29, 2014 |accessdate=May 28, 2014 |newspaper=Reel Talk |url-status=live |year=2010}}</ref> In 2003, their official website offered that Kenneth "Tennessee" England was to direct and that casting was not yet announced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andersons Cross|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030318034332/http://www.andersonscross.com/| url=http://www.andersonscross.com/|archivedate=March 18, 2003|date=March 2003|publisher=]|accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref> By June 2007, casting was complete and a trailer had been released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andersons Cross|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626235037/http://andersonscross.com/| url=http://www.andersonscross.com/|archivedate=June 26, 2007|date=June 2007|publisher=]|accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref> By July 2011 the film had screened at multiple film festivals and received positive response.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andersons Cross|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707140934/http://www.andersonscross.com/| url=http://www.andersonscross.com/|archivedate=July 7, 2011|date=July 2011|publisher=]|accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9;
|- align="center"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Awards
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Award
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Category
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Outcome
|-
| rowspan="1"|Independent Black Film Festival
| colspan="1"|Best Feature
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|Bridgetown Film Festival of Barbados
| colspan="1"|Best International Feature
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|Hollywood Black Film Festival
| colspan="1"|Best Feature
| Official Finalist
|-
| rowspan="1"|Moondance International Film Festival
| colspan="1"|Best Feature
| Official Finalist
|-
| rowspan="1"|San Francisco Black Film Festival
| colspan="1"|Best Feature
| Official Finalist
|-
| rowspan="1"|Project 21 Film Festival
| colspan="1"|Best Feature
| Honorable Mention <ref> </ref>
|}


==Reception==
'']'' gave a mostly positive review for ''Anderson's Cross'', stating that while it " won't prove terribly memorable" it was overall a "small, sweet movie with a good attitude and a lot of heart",as "a solid film; not a great one, but a solid debut."<ref name="DVD Verdict"/> While offering "standard late teen fodder",<ref name="DVD Verdict"/> the film includes actors whose abilities "raise the film above your average indie drama."<ref name="DVD Verdict"/> While Jerome Elston Scott, Nicholas Downs, and Heather Bergdahl have chemistry as a threesome, it was the "supporting cast gives the film its life."<ref name="DVD Verdict"/> Special note is made of the work of Michael Warren, Joanna Cassidy, and Bill Moseley. While the film itself is "fairly forgettable", the "performances are downright excellent" and the film can be recommended.<ref name="DVD Verdict"/> The reviewer concluded, "''Anderson's Cross'' is a small, sweet movie with a good attitude and a lot of heart. It won't prove terribly memorable, but it's a fine first feature."<ref name="DVD Verdict">{{cite news |last=Loomis |first=Daryl |title=Anderson's Cross (review) |date=January 6, 2011 |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/andersonscross.php |publisher=] |accessdate=28 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405173544/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/andersonscross.php |archivedate=5 April 2016}}</ref>


'']'' wrote that the film "has its heart in the right place", offering earnest intentions and having an undeniable sweetness, but "unfortunately, it plays like a castrated teen '']''."<ref name="MPM"/> With the film focusing on the relationships of middle-class teens and their families, it had elements reminiscent of '']'' or '']'' in "its spotlight on alcoholism, absentee fathers, statutory rape, homosexuality and death",<ref name="MPM"/> but presented in a sanitized version which diminished dramatic potential. The reviewer noted that director Scott had written the lead role of Nick Anderson with thought toward playing that role himself but was too old by the time of filming, which resulted in the role being miscast and becoming the film's greatest problem. As played by Michael Warren, the character of Nick was not compelling, being "just too dopey, too hangdog, too hopelessly bland" and lacking in magnetism and charisma for the other characters, as shared in the film, to have such romantic interest in him. It was offered that despite its flaws "the script has nuggets of genuineness, and Micah Stuart as Trevor, the paperboy who romances Nick, is natural and dimensional",<ref name="MPM"/> but the film's quality moments were "not enough to cut through the sentimental facileness and surface melodrama of an ensemble of characters many of whose names we can’t even remember."<ref name="MPM">{{cite news |last=Buss |first=Bryan |title=review: ''Anderson's Cross'' |url=http://www.movingpicturesnetwork.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206054935/http://www.movingpicturesnetwork.com/6223/anderson%E2%80%99s-cross/ |accessdate=May 28, 2014 |archivedate=December 6, 2010 |newspaper=]|date=November 18, 2010}}</ref>
== Release ==
Due to be released in February 2010.


==Recognition==


===Awards and nominations===
== Producers ==
* 2007, won 'Best International Feature' at the ] in ]<ref name="LAS"/><ref name=BR>{{cite news|last=Bourne|first=Ian|title=FOLLOW-UP: BRIDGETOWN FILM FESTIVAL XTRA – FINALE / AWARDS, PT 5|url=http://www.bajanreporter.com/2007/05/follow-up-bridgetown-film-festival-xtra-finale-awards-pt-5/|accessdate=May 27, 2014|newspaper=The Bajan Reporter|date=May 8, 2007}}</ref>
*Andrea Alseri - producer <br />
* 2007, won FADE IN Award for 'Best Feature Film' at the ] in ],<ref name="LAS"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Joseph C.|title=Independent Black Film Festival Honors 2007 FADE IN Award Winners|url=http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/Articles/00000618.html|work=May 18, 2007|publisher=African American News|accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref>
*Wael Binali - executive producer <br />
*] - producer <br />
*Nathan Folks - executive producer <br />
*Scott Gerard - executive producer <br />
*Corey Juarez - producer <br />
*Christopher Khai - producer <br />
*Edwin Kim - executive producer <br />
*Darlene Liesch - executive producer <br />
*J. Michael Murphy - executive producer <br />
*Micah Pittard - executive producer <br />
*] - producer <br />
*Michael E. Simmons - executive producer <br />
*Micah Stuart - producer <br />
*] - executive producer <ref></ref>


== References == == References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
* * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110707140934/http://www.andersonscross.com/}} as archived by ]
* {{IMDb title|0393049}}
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2010 American film
Anderson's Cross
Directed byJerome Elston Scott
Written byJerome Elston Scott
Produced by
  • Nicholas Downs
  • Andrea Alseri
  • Corey Juarez
  • Christopher Khai
  • Micah Stuart
  • Jerome Elston Scott
Starring
CinematographyOktay Ortabasi
Edited byLeslie Ortabasi
Music byCris Velasco
Production
company		Illumination Pictures
Distributed byTLA releasing
Release date
  • May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20) (Limited)
Running time98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Anderson's Cross is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jerome Elston Scott, who also stars in the film, as his first writing and directing project. Production for the movie began in 2003 and the movie had its world premiere on May 20, 2010, when it was given a limited theatrical release. It stars Elston Scott, Nicholas Downs, and Heather Bergdahl as three best friends whose evolving relationships cause tension in their senior year of high school. The film was released on DVD November 22, 2010.

Premise

Nick (Jerome Elston Scott), Kevin (Nicholas Downs) and Tracy (Heather Bergdahl) are all the best of friends and are seemingly inseparable. They've spent most of their lives together and are so close that Kevin and Tracy (who are a couple) even allow Nick to watch while they have sex. This works out well until Nick meets Trevor (Micah Stuart) and begins questioning his own sexuality, as he's very attracted to Trevor. Things are made more tense by the fact that the three friends are in their senior year of high school and are rapidly approaching adulthood.

Cast

Production

Jerome Elston Scott used the services of casting director Mark Sikes, and related that throughout the filmmaking process, the greatest challenge was financing. In 2003, their official website offered that Kenneth "Tennessee" England was to direct and that casting was not yet announced. By June 2007, casting was complete and a trailer had been released. By July 2011 the film had screened at multiple film festivals and received positive response.

Reception

DVD Verdict gave a mostly positive review for Anderson's Cross, stating that while it " won't prove terribly memorable" it was overall a "small, sweet movie with a good attitude and a lot of heart",as "a solid film; not a great one, but a solid debut." While offering "standard late teen fodder", the film includes actors whose abilities "raise the film above your average indie drama." While Jerome Elston Scott, Nicholas Downs, and Heather Bergdahl have chemistry as a threesome, it was the "supporting cast gives the film its life." Special note is made of the work of Michael Warren, Joanna Cassidy, and Bill Moseley. While the film itself is "fairly forgettable", the "performances are downright excellent" and the film can be recommended. The reviewer concluded, "Anderson's Cross is a small, sweet movie with a good attitude and a lot of heart. It won't prove terribly memorable, but it's a fine first feature."

Moving Pictures Magazine wrote that the film "has its heart in the right place", offering earnest intentions and having an undeniable sweetness, but "unfortunately, it plays like a castrated teen Desperate Housewives." With the film focusing on the relationships of middle-class teens and their families, it had elements reminiscent of Knots Landing or Peyton Place in "its spotlight on alcoholism, absentee fathers, statutory rape, homosexuality and death", but presented in a sanitized version which diminished dramatic potential. The reviewer noted that director Scott had written the lead role of Nick Anderson with thought toward playing that role himself but was too old by the time of filming, which resulted in the role being miscast and becoming the film's greatest problem. As played by Michael Warren, the character of Nick was not compelling, being "just too dopey, too hangdog, too hopelessly bland" and lacking in magnetism and charisma for the other characters, as shared in the film, to have such romantic interest in him. It was offered that despite its flaws "the script has nuggets of genuineness, and Micah Stuart as Trevor, the paperboy who romances Nick, is natural and dimensional", but the film's quality moments were "not enough to cut through the sentimental facileness and surface melodrama of an ensemble of characters many of whose names we can’t even remember."

Recognition

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Buss, Bryan (November 18, 2010). "review: Anderson's Cross". Moving Pictures Magazine. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Loomis, Daryl (January 6, 2011). "Anderson's Cross (review)". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. Harvey, Del (November 21, 2010). "Jerome Elston Scott". Film Monthly. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. Garrett, Tommy (October 27, 2010). "Filmmaker Jerome Elston Scott, Exclusive". Canyon News. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ^ staff (2010). "Anderson's Cross out on DVD". Splash Magazines. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  6. Tucker, Betty Jo (2010). "Jerome E. Scott - Director, Writer, Actor". Reel Talk. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. "Andersons Cross". Wayback Machine. March 2003. Archived from the original on March 18, 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  8. "Andersons Cross". Wayback Machine. June 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  9. "Andersons Cross". Wayback Machine. July 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  10. Bourne, Ian (May 8, 2007). "FOLLOW-UP: BRIDGETOWN FILM FESTIVAL XTRA – FINALE / AWARDS, PT 5". The Bajan Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  11. Phillips, Joseph C. "Independent Black Film Festival Honors 2007 FADE IN Award Winners". May 18, 2007. African American News. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

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