Marjory Avenue Productions * Film Coop Inc * Aliyah Films in association with IndieCan Entertainment present SEAN BAEK * WES BERGER * CLAIRE BURNS * DANIEL BRIERE SHARMILA DEY * ANDREW JACKSON * ANITA LA SELVA JANI LAUZON * SERA-LYS MCARTHUR * MARCEL STEWART MICHAELA WASHBURN * ASTRID VAN WIEREN

Written & Directed by JON MICHAELSON Cinematography BLAKE HANNAHSON * Edited by JASON SHARMAN Music by ANDY TRITHARDT * Songs by Jani Lauzon, The Cathouse Dogs,and Astrid Van Wieren *Produced by EMILY ANDREWS JON MICHAELSON LAURA NORDIN JASON SHARMAN ASTRID VAN WIEREN

(101 MINUTES – COLOR – WIDE SCREEN – 5.1 SOUND)

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from theatrical screenings in New York (Anthology Film Archives) Toronto (The Royal Cinema, The Grand Gerrard Theatre) St. Catharines (The Film House)

“THE BEST INDIE FILM I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME” (playwright David. S Craig)

“STRONG PERFORMANCES” (film director Carolyn Combs)

“As a social worker whose life is spinning out of control, ASTRID VAN WIEREN GIVES A MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE.” (playwright Rose Cullis)

“A VERY MOVING FILM - complex characters interweaved in an intriguing plot line” (composer John Roby)

“Van Wieren is fantastic in Jon Michaelson's emotional portrayal of a group of very different people struggling with their demons” (playwright/director Kat Sandler)

“The River You Step In brings together a number of COMPELLING STORIES to form a heartfelt tribute to the resilience of the human spirit." (filmmaker Moze Mossanen)

“A WONDERFUL STORY, FULL OF COMPASSION.” (Lianne Ritchie, 51westdesign)

NOW MAGAZINE (TORONTO) RATING: NNN = ENTERTAINING

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