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SHOWING APRIL 28

SUTTONS BAY, MICHIGAN

QUICKSAND IS AVAILABLE NOW!

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“an engaging and surprisingly heartfelt indie comedy…”

“…very heartfelt, And it’s had a successful festival run…”

“excited to exclusively present the trailer for Quicksand…”

“tailoring the story and style to play to their strengths…”

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MILFORD

JANUARY 12-13

INDEPENDENT CINEMA

Traverse City

September 7

City Opera House

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SPERRYS MOVIE HOUSE

September 8 - 14

HOLLAND

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PORT HURON

September 8 - 14

SPERRYS MOVIE HOUSE

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MARQUETTE

September 8 - 14

Tri City 8

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Iron Mountain / QUINNESEC

September 8 - 14

MARQUETTE CINEMAS

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ESCANABA

September 8 - 14

Willow Creek 8

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GRAND RAPIDS

September 14 @ 7PM

WEALTHY THEATRE

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MANISTEE

September 15

VOGUE THEATRE

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MANISTIQUE

September 15

CEDAR STREET CINEMA

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SAULT ST MARIE

September 16

SOO FILM FESTIVAL

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FRANKFORT

September 18

GARDEN THEATER

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+ stay tuned for the possibility of more screenings

SUTTONS BAY

APRIL 28

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Quicksand is a "bromantic comedy" about best friends Ray and Paul, CO-BEST MEN in the buddies wedding who lose the wedding ring just days before the ceremony. Their quest to retrieve it accelerates into a loud exploration of life, love, and how to not die.

the standout michigan-made ‘QUICKSAND’ is not just a timely, laugh-out-loud comedy, but winner of top audience choice award for best feature at both hell’s half mile film festival and the soo film festival, winner of best feature overall at eau claire international, and for best screenplay at GRFF.

Tanner Presswood, Simon Elias

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JohnPaul Morris

Nick Loud & Chris Loud

JohnPaul Morris, Jake Burgess, Broderick Steele

Josh Maczinski

Grant Floering

Melissa O'Brien, Vince Sarowatz, Melissa Kendell, Tommy Hills, Thomas Czarny, Michael Herman, Ryan Tiderington, PJ Jacokes

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Helmed by Traverse City-based director JohnPaul Morris, QUICKSAND is an action-comedy about best friends Ray (Tanner Presswood) and Paul (Simon Elias) who lose their best friend’s wedding ring just days before the ceremony. Their treacherous road trip to retrieve the ring accelerates into a loud exploration of life, love, and how to not die. 
The movie was filmed primarily in the greater Traverse City area, Grand Rapids, and parts of the Upper Peninsula. It premiered to FOUR sold out shows at the Traverse City Film Festival in 2022, and then continued the momentum, WINNING the Eau Claire International, then the top audience choice award at Hell's Half Mile, best screenplay at the Grand Rapids Film Festival, and acceptance into prestigious festivals like the Austin Film Festival. 
QUICKSAND continues its success now with a distribution deal through Gravitas Ventures, securing A RELEASE DATE of SEPTEMBER 19th that the film is building toward with an 11 theater, 100+ screening tour throughout Michigan. The award winning Michigan-made film is showing in Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Holland, Port Huron, Marquette, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, Manistee, MANISTIQUE, Sault Ste Marie, and Frankfort.
QUICKSAND will be available on iTunes, Amazon, and several other VOD platforms for purchase or rental. 

When we set out to make this scrappy, Michigan-made “Bromantic Comedy” we had no idea the journey would take us so far, that there’d be such a response to the film, that we’d get into the festivals we found ourselves at, that our “local film” would be winning awards, and that we’d get all the way to landing a distribution deal! We’re beyond excited to have signed a deal that allows us to release the film, and be able to say that it’s coming to a screen near you, large or small. This is big news, and a big victory for northern Michigan made films.

The film has a running time of 94 MINUTES, and an unofficial rating of PG-13, considering mild language, some violence, and tense situations.

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