 Writer-director Megan Freels Johnston’s suburban nightmare The Ice Cream Truck will hit theaters August 18 and be released day-and-date on VOD via Uncork’d Entertainment. A new trailer and poster have been released to coincide with the release. The provocative psychological thriller stars Deanna Russo (Being Human, Gossip Girl) as Mary, who moves back to her suburban hometown after her husband gets relocated for work. As her family ties up loose ends back home, she moves into their new house alone. And although the move makes Mary nostalgic for her youth, there’s something very sinister about that Ice Cream Truck that patrols her suburb. The Ice Cream Truck also stars Dana Gaier (Despicable Me 3), John Redlinger (Thirst, Banshee), Emil Johnsen (Isolerad), Hilary Barraford (Go For Sisters), Jeff Daniel Phillips (31), and Lisa Ann Walter (War of the Worlds). Storytelling is very much in Freels Johnston’s DNA. The granddaughter of legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard, The Ice Cream Truck screenplay was a semi-finalist in the Circus Road Screenplay competition. As a producer developing material for over a decade, Freels Johnston worked on adaptations of her grandfather's work and produced Sparks, the directorial debut of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. After completing a project for the USA Network, she decided to follow her passion and write and direct her own material. Her first film, 2014’s micro budget thriller Rebound, developed a cult following on VOD, was called, “Almost David Lynchian in its strangeness” by Film Threat and Rue Morgue said, the film "(was) worth watching to the end for the unnervingly realistic twist ending."  Caleb grew up all over the Midwest of the United States, but eventually settled on calling Saginaw, MI his home. His earliest memories are of watching movies ranging from Tim Burton’s Batman to Back to the Future; which some would consider to be a horror film (his mom wants to sleep with him – come on).
He spent his time in undergrad at Saginaw Valley State University where he study the craft of acting. He starred in over 20 productions there including Pippin, The Crucible, The Andrews Brothers, and One for the Pot. He also received the award for Outstanding Theatre Major during his senior year. Caleb decided to continue his theatrical education by attending grad school at Eastern Michigan University, where he received an MA in theatre performance. There he developed his love for teaching and furthered his love of movie watching. Caleb is currently an Adjunct Instructor at SVSU, where he teaches theatre to non-theatre majors and education majors. In 2017, Caleb decided to develop his own creative outlet that would fulfill his desire to perform and his desire to watch movies. So, he launched his YouTube channel called Caleb Watches Movies, where he randomly selects films that he owns from all genres and produces a review from the average person’s perceptive. It is a great mixture of humor, performance, realness, and honesty. The channel has seen tremendous growth in a short amount of time, and it is also Caleb’s catalyst to etch his legacy in a recorded medium. He currently resides in Kalamazoo, MI with his wife, cat-sons and cat-daughters. https://www.youtube.com/c/CalebWatchesMovies https://www.facebook.com/CalebWatchesMovies https://twitter.com/Calebwatchmovie www.instagram.com/calebwatchesmovies/ |
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