By MICHAEL GINGOLD
A family’s demons come out to play in the film opening this week.
Level 33 Entertaiment releases THE SHADE exclusively to theaters this Friday, September 20. The directorial debut of writer/director Tyler Chipman, it stars Chris Galust, Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, Sam Duncan, Dylan McTee, Mariel Molino, Germain Arroyo and Michael Boatman. The synopsis: “THE SHADE follows 20-year-old Ryan Beckman [Galust] in the aftermath of the tragic loss of his father. Ryan lives with his mother Renee [Benanti], and spends his days apprenticing at a local tattoo shop and looking after his younger brother James [Duncan]. The grieving college student struggles to hold his family together as an unspeakable darkness plagues his older brother Jason [McTee]–a collegiate athlete who has unexpectedly returned home mid-semester. When a mysterious entity begins stalking Ryan, he is forced to confront the dark presence before it destroys what remains of his family.”
