AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY
OPENING FILM
AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY
Directed by Alexandra Chando
88 MIN | HEIST, MODERN WESTERN, ROMANCE | UNITED STATES | 2024
EAST COAST PREMIERE
REGAL 14TH ST. | Wednesday, October 16th | 7:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
AUDITORIUM 17
Cast: Darren Mann, Phoebe Tonkin, Mustafa Speaks, Valerie Mahaffey, Lindsey Morgan, Tanner Beard
Synopsis: When two men from Chicago travel to West Texas to find thief, Landon Mooney and bring back the stolen $150,000, they get more than they bargained for. They meet Eve, a young woman desperate to get out of town and find Landon Mooney. When Landon tells them the money is gone, a plan is hatched to rob the local check cashing place, where all hell breaks loose.
Director’s statement: As my feature directorial debut, AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY, gave me the opportunity to flip the heist genre on its head and tell a story through the female gaze. The idea that greed can sometimes play a significant part in driving our decisions, takes each strong minded character on a journey to an unexpected finish line. I am proud to say that this crew was exceptionally diverse–Female Director, Writer/Producer, Executive Producer, Producer, Investor, Editor. Along with a diverse below the line crew with many POC and women.
I have had much passion to tell this story since the day Writer/Producer, Suzanne Weinert, approached me with her script. Suzanne and I have worked together in the past and I was thrilled to be able to tell this story with such rich, well rounded female characters.
Followed by Q&A with Filmmaker & Cast.