THE STORY
ON THEIR 2010 TOUR, AN INTERNATIONAL POP STAR AND BAND MATES MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR. AS PAST AND PRESENT MERGE, THEY FIND THEMSELVES SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AND FIGHTING FOR MORE THAN JUST THEIR OWN LIVES WHEN A CONCEALED INDUSTRY IS REVEALED.
“DAYS OF POWER IS A HELL OF A NEW FILM. REMINDS ME OF GREAT HORROR FLICKS FROM THE 70’S LIKE STRAW DOGS OR DELIVERANCE…SWIFT, VISCERAL AND ALWAYS UNPREDICTABLY OSCILLATING BETWEEN BEAUTY AND BRUTALITY.”
SEAN LYNCH –MTV
“IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF A THRILL RIDE FROM START TO FINISH, THAT ALSO BROUGHT TO LIGHT A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IT IS A HUGE REALITY CHECK.”
KRISTYN CLARKE–POP CULTURE MADNESS
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DAYS OF POWER WINS BEST FEATURE FILM AT HSWFF
DAYS OF POWER WINS BEST FEATURE AT THE HOT SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FIM FESTIVAL. WRITER/PRODUCER MICHEL GREY AND CO-PRODUCER ALYSIA REID WERE BOTH IN ATTENDANCE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD. “BILL HOLLAND AND THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL STAFF CHOSE A GREAT LINEUP OF FILMS AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE AMONG THEM AND THE OTHER FEMALE FILMMAKERS.” SAYS MICHEL GREY. THE FESTIVAL MARKED THE FILM’S PREMIERE IN ARKANSAS WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN WORST STATES FOR PUPPY MILLS. “WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ANIMALS WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.” STATES ALYSIA REID. DAYS OF POWER IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.
VARIETY’S FILM NEWS ROUNDUP ANNOUNCES REALIZE PRODUCTIONS & GRAVITAS VENTURES DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR DAYS OF POWER
REALIZE PRODUCTIONS HAS SIGNED A DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH GRAVITAS VENTURES TO THE THRILLER “DAYS OF POWER” WITH A FEB. 20 VOD/DIGITAL RELEASE AND A LIMITED THEATRICAL RUN IN SELECT CITIES, VARIETY HAS LEARNED EXCLUSIVELY. “DAYS OF POWER” TELLS THE STORY OF A SWISS POP STAR WHO DISAPPEARS WHILE ON TOUR ALONG WITH HER ASSISTANT, BACKUP SINGER, AND DRUMMER. THEY FIND THEMSELVES KIDNAPPED, HIDDEN WITHIN A CONCEALED PUPPY MILL INDUSTRY. THE FILM, WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY MICHEL GREY, IS THE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT FROM JASON PAGNONI. THE CAST INCLUDES ERIC ROBERTS, ELIZA ROBERTS, SIMONE REYES, JENNY HUTTON, PAUL LEWIS, TOMMY TRIETLEY, KEATON SIMONS, MARK RICCADONNA, MISSY GRYNKIEWICZ, ROBERT VENABLE, LARA WOLF, ALYSSA LEE LEWIS, EMILY GRACE RANIERI, DOMINIC RYAN GABRIEL, EMILY NORCIA AND DAVE ROBERTS (ORANGE IN THE NEW BLACK).
POP CULTURE MADNESS INTERVIEW
POP CULTURE MADNESS TALKS DAYS OF POWER AND MUSIC WITH ACTOR PAUL LEWIS. TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW YOU CAN VISIT THE PCM SITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK
Q.YOU HAVE BEEN A MUSICIAN FOR MANY YEARS. AT WHAT AGE DID YOU PICK UP YOUR FIRST GUITAR AND START PLAYING?
PAUL LEWIS :I WAS A LATE 10YRS OLD WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP MY FIRST GUITAR.
Q: WHAT MUSICIAN OR BAND INSPIRED YOU TO PURSUE MUSIC. WHO INSPIRES YOU TODAY?
PAUL LEWIS: DAVID BOWIE, PRINCE, ELVIS, FRANK SINATRA & KISS WERE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCES WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. I WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY JAZZ & BLUES, GOSPEL MUSIC & R&B, I JUST LOVED MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHN LEE HOOKER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, MARVIN GAYE, OTIS REDDING, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, BILLIE HOLIDAY, ELLA FITZGERALD, ETC… SOUL & JAZZ SINGERS ALWAYS MOVED ME.
Q.WAS IT HARD TO TRANSITION FROM STAGE TO SCREEN?
PAUL LEWIS:THERE’S A LOT THAT IS THE SAME BUT THERE’S A LOT THAT ISN’T. I HAVE BEEN DOING THEATRE SINCE I WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE. I HAD TO TONE DOWN SOME OF MY REACTIONS IN ORDER FOR IT TO SEEM NATURAL & WORK FOR THE CAMERAS. PLAYING TO THE CAMERA INSTEAD OF AN AUDIENCE IS A LITTLE WEIRD AT FIRST BUT AFTER THE FIRST FEW TAKES I FELT IT CLICK.
Q: YOU PLAY THE CHARACTER OF TRAVIS IN THE MOVIE DAYS OF POWER. THE CHARACTER IS A TOTAL BAD GUY WITH MANY BAD QUALITIES AND ISSUES. HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE MINDSET OF THAT CHARACTER AND DID ANYONE INSPIRE THE CHARACTER?
PAUL LEWIS: HAA YEAH. HE’S A BIT OF A NUTTER. I’M A HORROR/THRILLER FAN BOY SO I USED CHARACTER TRAITS FROM CHARACTERS I’VE SEEN IN THE PAST THAT HAVE REALLY GOTTEN UNDER MY SKIN…I…E… ‘HANNIBAL LECTER, HENRY (PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER), NORMAN BATES, LEATHER FACE, MICHAEL MYERS, ETC… I TOOK FROM THESE GUYS LITTLE NUANCES. THEN I STARTED ADDING MY OWN TOUCH TO HIM. I REALLY WANTED HIM TO BE REAL TO THE AUDIENCE SO HE HAD TO BE REAL TO ME. I CREATED AN ENTIRE BACKSTORY FOR HIM. FROM HIS CHILDBIRTH TO NOW. THE MAIN PRODUCER & WRITER LOVED MY BACKSTORY SO MUCH THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HEAVILY INFLUENCE THE THIRD FILM CONNECTED TO DOP. A PREQUEL IF YOU WILL.
DELMARVA LIFE INTERVIEWS DAYS OF POWER ACTORS
DELMARVA LIFE RECENTLY INTERVIEWED PAUL LEWIS AND ALYSSA LEE LEWIS ABOUT DAYS OF POWER AS THE FILM IS SET TO MAKE IT’S OCEAN CITY, MD DEBUT. THE ORIGINAL GREENE TURTLE WILL PRESENT THE INDIE MUSIC THRILLER “DAYS OF POWER” AT SUN & SURF 14301 COASTAL HWY, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 ON SUNDAY MAY 21ST AT 6:30PM. PARTIALLY BASED ON THE REAL 2010 “DAYS OF POWER” TOUR, THE FILM STARS OSCAR NOMINATED ACTOR AND ANIMAL ADVOCATE ERIC ROBERTS ALONG WITH AWARD WINNING INDIE MUSICIANS AND ACTORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD INCLUDING KEATON SIMONS AND HOMEGROWN SINGER/SONGWRITERS PAUL LEWIS (FORMERLY OF Y-NOT?!) & ALYSSA LEE LEWIS (STEAL THE SKY) WHO WILL BE PART OF THE Q&A AFTER THE SCREENING. THE FILM FOCUSES ON AN INTERNATIONAL POP STAR AND BAND MATES WHO MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR WHILE ON TOUR. AS PAST AND PRESENT MERGE, THEY FIND THEMSELVES SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AND FIGHTING FOR MORE THAN JUST THEIR OWN LIVES WHEN A CONCEALED INDUSTRY IS REVEALED.
“YNOT?! USED TO PLAY UNPLUGGED SHOWS AT THE TURTLE WHEN WE WERE FIRST STARTING OUT, IT’S COOL TO COME FULL CIRCLE AND TO BE TEAMING UP AGAIN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THROUGH THE FILM.” SAYS ACTOR/SINGER/PRODUCER PAUL LEWIS. TICKETS ARE $12.00 IN ADVANCE OR $15.00 AT THE DOOR. SEATING IS LIMITED. EACH TICKET INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE Q&A AFTER THE SCREENING WITH CAST MEMBERS PAUL LEWIS, ANDY YESKO AND ALYSSA LEE LEWIS. TICKET HOLDERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A DIGITAL COPY OF THE “DAYS OF POWER” SOUNDTRACK WHICH INCLUDES THE SINGLE “WE ARE WAITING” THAT JUST WON BEST POP SONG IN A FEATURE FILM AT THIS YEAR’S GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL.
“I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE FILM TAKES THE AUDIENCE ON THIS THRILL RIDE BEGINNING TO END AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WILL EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE MILLS. IT’S AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER.” SAYS LEAD ACTRESS/SINGER ALYSSA LEE LEWIS. THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER ACTING TEAM STAR ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER IN THE FILM AS NEMESES. BOTH ARE ORIGINALLY FROM THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND HAVE PERFORMED IN CLUBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THEIR BANDS YNOT?! & STEAL THE SKY.
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.DAYSOFPOWER.COM. TO WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW VISIT THE FILM’S OFFICIAL TWITTER, FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM PAGE OR CLICK HERE
DAYS OF POWER ON YOUR LIFE ARIZONA
DAYS OF POWER WAS FEATURED ON YOUR ARIZONA LIFE AS THE FILM IT SET TO MAKE IT’S ARIZONA DEBUT. REALIZE RELEASING AND PACC911 WILL PRESENT THE FEATURE FILM “DAYS OF POWER” AT HARKINS ARIZONA MILLS 25 IN TEMPE, AZ ON APRIL 27TH AT 7:30PM. THE SCREENING WILL INCLUDE A SPECIAL Q & A SESSION AFTERWARDS WITH THE FILM’S STAR JENNY HUTTON AND THE WRITER/PRODUCER MICHEL GREY MODERATED BY ONE OF THE FILM’S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, ALYSIA REID. HUTTON, A SWEDISH AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS AND FOUNDER OF THE NONPROFIT ANIAMORE, PLAYS THE LEADING ROLE IN THE FILM AS MILOW THE GIRL. “LIKE ALL OTHER ANIMAL EXPLOITING INDUSTRIES, PUPPY MILLS TREAT DOGS IN HORRIFIC WAYS AND IF YOU TRULY ARE AN ANIMAL LOVER YOU WOULDN’T TAKE PART IN THE PUPPY MILL TRADE NOR WOULD YOU LET SOMEONE YOU KNOW DO SO. I TRY IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY TO RESPECT ANIMALS AND PLANTS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT THINGS LIKE THESE THAT REALLY MATTER.” STATES HUTTON. A PORTION OF THE SCREENING’S TICKET SALES WILL GO TO PACC911, ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION WILL RECEIVE BONUSES SUCH AS THE FILM’S SOUNDTRACK, GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM THE RESCUED TREASURES PACC911 STORE, AND SIGNED CD’S BY SINGERS AND ACTORS FEATURED IN THE FILM.
TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OR PURCHASE A TICKET YOU CAN VISIT THE FILM’S WEBSITE AT WWW.DAYSOFPOWER.COM/SCREENINGS
“PUPPY MILLS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS IN SECRECY. THE MISERY AND SUFFERING OF MILLIONS OF ANIMALS HAS GONE UNSEEN FOR WAY TOO LONG. THE INDUSTRY IS A SHAMEFUL TESTIMONY OF HUMAN GREED AND LACK OF COMPASSION WITH INNOCENT VICTIMS WHO CANNOT SPEAK OUT AND WHO SUFFER IN DARK HIDDEN PLACES FOR YEARS ON END. PACC911 FELT THAT DAYS OF POWER WAS AN IMPACTFUL FILM AND ONE THAT WOULD OPEN THE EYES OF THE UNKNOWING PUBLIC ABOUT THIS UNCONSCIONABLE INDUSTRY. WE ARE HAPPY TO BRING THIS FILM TO OUR LOCAL THEATER AUDIENCES.” STATES, BARI MEARS, PRESIDENT, FOUNDER PACC911.
TO WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK
DAYS OF POWER FEATURED ON WSMV NBC
REALIZE RELEASING AND THE SPCA OF TENNESSEE WILL PRESENT THE FEATURE FILM “DAYS OF POWER” AT AMC 12 (FORMERLY CARMIKE 12) IN SPRING HILL, TN ON MARCH 16TH. “WE ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE SPCA OF TENNESSEE, THE PUBLIC, FOR THE MOST PART IS COMPLETELY UNINFORMED ABOUT WHAT A PUPPY MILL IS AND THE LEVEL OF ANIMAL CRUELTY THAT HAPPENS THERE. THIS STORY MAKES THAT CLEAR THROUGH A THRILLER THAT IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE THE PUBLIC TO START ADOPTING RATHER THAN SHOPPING FOR THEIR NEXT COMPANION ANIMAL.”, SAYS WRITER/PRODUCER MICHEL GREY. THE FILM FEATURES OSCAR NOMINATED ACTOR AND ANIMAL ADVOCATE ERIC ROBERTS ALONG WITH INDIE MUSICIANS/ACTORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE SCREENING WILL INCLUDE A SPECIAL Q & A SESSION AFTER THE FILM WITH ROBERT VENABLE . VENABLE, A TENNESSEE LOCAL, AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER/SONGWRITER AND CO-OWNER OF OFF THE WALL RECORDING STUDIOS CONTRIBUTED SONGS TO THE FILM’S SOUNDTRACK AND HAS A LEADING ROLE IN THE FILM. “WHILE FILMING DAYS OF POWER, I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE WHOLE FILMING PROCESS, BUT MORE ABOUT PET TRAFFICKING AND THE PUPPY MILL INDUSTRY. IT’S SOMETHING THAT I’VE KNOWN ABOUT BUT UNTIL I SAW THE MOVIE SET, MEANT TO IMITATE WHAT THESE DOGS SUFFER THROUGH IS WHEN I STARTED TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. I MET LIFELONG FRIENDS AND IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF THIS FILM.” STATES VENABLE.
A PORTION OF THE SCREENING’S TICKET SALES WILL GO TO NO KILL SPCA OF TENNESSEE, ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SHELTER WILL RECEIVE BONUSES SUCH AS THE FILM’S SOUNDTRACK, T-SHIRTS, AND SIGNED CD’S BY THE SINGERS AND ACTORS IN THE FILM. TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OR PURCHASE A TICKET YOU CAN VISIT THE FILM’S WEBSITE AT WWW.DAYSOFPOWER.COM/SCREENINGS TO WATCH THE FULL NBC NEWS STORY VISIT THE FILM’S OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE LINK HERE
FIRST SINGLE FROM DAYS OF POWER SOUNDTRACK WINS BEST POP SONG AT GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL
THE FIRST SONG TO BE RELEASED FROM THE UPCOMING DAYS OF POWER SOUNDTRACK, “WE ARE WAITING” WAS AWARDED BEST POP SONG FROM A FILM AT THIS YEARS GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL. THE SONG IS PERFORMED BY ALYSSA LEE LEWIS, WHO ALSO STARS IN THE FILM, AND WAS WRITTEN BY THE FILM’S WRITER/PRODUCER MICHEL GREY AND SINGER/SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/ACTOR PAUL LEWIS. THE SONG IS EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT ITUNES AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MOST STREAMING SITES AND AMAZON LATER THIS MONTH IN THE US.
DAYS OF POWER RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER
THE OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR DAYS OF POWER WAS RELEASED TODAY ONLINE. THE FILM WHICH STARS INDIE MUSICIANS AND ACTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL OPEN IN SELECT THEATRES BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 10TH 2017. FULL PRESS RELEASE BELOW.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REALIZE PRODUCTIONS RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR THE THRILLER DAYS OF POWER
REALIZE PRODUCTIONS RELEASED THE OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR THE INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM “DAYS OF POWER” ONLINE TODAY. DAYS OF POWER TELLS THE STORY OF SWISS POP STAR MILOW THE GIRL (JENNY HUTTON) WHO DISAPPEARS WHILE ON TOUR, ALONG WITH HER ASSISTANT (LARA WOLF), BACKUP SINGER (ALYSSA LEE LEWIS) AND DRUMMER (ROBERT VENABLE); THEY FIND THEMSELVES LOCKED WITHIN A CONCEALED INDUSTRY. THE FILM WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY MICHEL GREY AND IS DIRECTED BY JASON PAGNONI. THE THRILLER WAS INSPIRED BY SWISS SINGER/SONGWRITER, MILOW THE GIRL’S 2010 DAYS OF POWER TOUR AND IS BEING RELEASED IN SELECT THEATRES ON FEBRUARY 10TH 2017.
“THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE MOST PART IS COMPLETELY UNINFORMED AND DO NOT EVEN REALIZE THAT THESE FACILITIES OR THIS INDUSTRY EXISTS. THE FILM IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO START ADOPTING RATHER THAN SHOPPING AND TO GIVE INSIGHT INTO THIS LITTLE-KNOWN INDUSTRY. I BELIEVE IF PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THE DEMAND WOULD CEASE TO EXIST, ULTIMATELY ENDING THE SUPPLY.”, STATES WRITER/PRODUCER MICHEL GREY. THE FILM WAS SHOT ALMOST ENTIRELY ON A FARM IN DELAWARE AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE RESCUE GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY. DIRECTOR JASON PAGNONI SAYS, “THE CHALLENGE WAS TO ENSURE THAT AS WE PULLED BACK THE LAYERS TO THIS FACADE DELVING DEEPER WITH OUR MAIN CHARACTERS INTO THE REALITIES OF THESE VILE ACTS THAT WE CREATED A PROVOCATIVE AND HARD HITTING FILM THAT MELDS BOTH FACT AND FICTION IN A WAY THAT THESE ATROCITIES CAN BE EXPOSED TO A MORE COMMERCIAL AND VIABLY, LARGER AUDIENCE TO MAKE THE MOST IMPACT AND DIFFERENCE.”
NOTABLE CAST MEMBERS AND ANIMAL ADVOCATES ALSO INCLUDE OSCAR NOMINATED ACTOR ERIC ROBERTS, VETERAN ACTRESS ELIZA ROBERTS, REALITY TV STAR SIMONE REYES, AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN/ACTORS PAUL LEWIS & KEATON SIMONS, AND COMEDIAN/ACTORS MARK RICCADONNA & MISSY GRYNKIEWICZ.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SHOWTIMES AND THEATRES VISIT WWW.DAYSOFPOWER.COM OR FOLLOW THE FILM ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/DAYSOFPOWER, INSTAGRAM AT WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/DAYSOFPOWER OR FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DAYSOFPOWER
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