SYNOPSIS & BRIEF HISTORY

FILM SYNOPSIS

Two abandoned pioneer siblings must confront their greatest fear in a haunting and romantic story about growing up. A young brother and sister are abandoned in the vast and lonely landscape of the 19th century American West. Each day, they struggle to keep up the family farm, anxiously waiting for their parents to return. With nowhere to escape, the two siblings are about to discover that they are not entirely alone. As much as they try to deny the truth, something behind the attic door has awakened and they must now face their greatest fear. THE ATTIC DOOR is the story of love, loss, loneliness, and the truth behind childhood fears.

PRODUCTION 

         The Attic Door was filmed on location in Kanab, UT using the wonderful desert landscapes available there. Throughout the entire pre-production, production and Post-production Danny and his team kept a video blog of everything going on that can be found at his website http://theatticdoormovie.com. In filming The Attic Door they used the desolate and epic Western landscape, iconic John Ford country, to echo the terrifying loneliness of the two young characters. Though the landscape was at times harsh for the relocated crew throwing high temperatures, dust storms, and the occasional flooding directly in their path to finishing the film.

DISTRIBUTION 

         Currently The Attic Door is working its way around the festival circuit, first with a panel at Sundance, then the Florida Film Festival, and hopefully beyond. Danny will then self-distribute the film. Apparently, this is a trend that a lot of indie filmmakers are following, to cut costs and keep overhead low.

FILMMAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Director Danny Daneau At only 26 years of age, Danny Daneau is an independent filmmaker who has worked extensively in many areas of film and multimedia production. Daneau graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Central Florida School of Film where he directed numerous award winning short films, music videos, and mixed media projects that have played in over forty film festivals around the world. In the August of 2008, Daneau completed production on his first feature length film, THE ATTIC DOOR.

Producer Erica Harrell is an independent feature film and shorts producer, currently resides in Los Angeles. After the success of her first short film, Cat’s Bad Hair Day (award winner at Hamptons International Film Festival 2005, and Official Selection of the 2005 Tribecca Film Festival), Harrell began developing her first two features. In just two years these films, The Attic Door and Acts of Mercy are both wrapped with post production and awaiting their premieres. In addition to her independent film work, Harrell is the Assistant Coordinator on the HBO hit television series Entourage as well as a development assistant for producer Kristin Hahn.

Writer Eric Ernst is a feature film screenwriter currently residing in Los Angeles. After graduating with a BFA in Film from the University of Central Florida, Ernst pursued multiple industry jobs such as working as a Script Coordinator for CBS/Paramount Television. Ernst, a former classmate and colleague of director Danny Daneau, came on to The Attic Door early in the development process as a co-writer and even assisted the film as a co-producer throughout production.