Edwin Benton  Writer/Director
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POST PRODUCTION

HIGH SCHOOL, I HATE YOU (PG-13) Comedy/Drama

Variations of high school students get together and discuss a plethora of teen issues ranging from love to anorexia in a series of personal scenes that collide during prom night.

Starring: The Young Actors Camp
Distributor: The Young Actors Camp

PRE-PRODUCTION 

THE SHADOWS OF ROMANCE (R) Drama/Romance

Vanessa, a cut throat investigative reporter, moves Ryan, a drifter into her house to uncover what she believes to be the story of a lifetime. Soon, Ryan's household talents are utilized and they begin a unlikely but irresistible love affair. Their hearts are tested when a whirl wind of events unfold and both lovers secrets are exposed.

Starring: Asha May ( Milk and Honey ) , Scott Baily ( Guiding Light ) , Tom Wright ( Modern Family, C.S.I., Barbershop )                   Distributor: Maverick Films

TV PILOTS

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Recently Edwin teamed up with Writer/Director Hilliard Guess to produce the award winning short feature/pilot  TROUBLESOME.  A Single Camera Dark Comedy about a therapist who moves his sessions out of the office and into “situations” that force clients to face their fears...

Starring: Gordon Thomson ( Little Miss Sunshine , Dynasty ) ,  Kareem Grimes (The Shield)

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"TROUBLESOME" premiered at the Mann Chinese Theater last August during the 2010 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.
 
Troublesome "Official Selections":

2011 Beverly Hills NAACP Theatre Festival
2011 Hollywood Shorts Film Festival
2011 San Diego Black Film Festival
2010 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
2010 NYC Downtown Shorts Film Festival
2010 San Francisco Black Film Festival
2010 Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival
2010 BEHERC

FILMS IN DEVELOPEMENT

INSEPARABLE (PG - 13) Romantic Comedy

A financially strapped married couple on the verge of divorce, is forced to take part in a radio station contest where they have to be attached at the hip for the entire two weeks before Christmas, in order to win a large cash prize.

SEXT ME (PG - 13) Comedy

A teenage geek seeks revenge on three high school bullies by reinventing herself as a sexy foreign exchange student, and sending them text pictures of her body parts. The guys go on a wild goose chase and the school goes into a frenzy trying to figure out who she is. Things change when her pranks go too far and she falls for the captain of the football team, whom she swore revenge.

THE MAYFIELD PACK Action/Adventure

After getting kicked off the football team, Brad discovers the new and successful coach is werewolf, converting locals in the small town of Mayfield. He and a crew of misfits must slay him before his deadly pack is complete.
| Show The Reel Productions 2012 |