The film will be screening at the Music Box Theatre located at 3733 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago, IL.  The screening will be at 5:30pm on September 14th.

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The 15 minute short drama was written by Chicago native Ryan DePesa who was inspired to tell a story about a man who’s life did not turn out the way he always dreamed it would.  ”I wanted audiences to realize that no matter how hopeless things seem, there might be something incredible happening under the surface. ”

Director/Producer David Huzieran has accredited the films success to his cast.  ”We really had the best talent that Chicago has to offer.  We took our time during the casting process to ensure every role was handed to the right person.  This film almost didn’t happen.  We had auditioned over 200 people by the time we had Roger Bailey, who plays the lead in the film, come in.  He really brought something authentic.  It just felt right.”

David also went on to praise his production team.  ”It’s always a pleasure to work with Scott Regan who was the director of photography on this film.  He’s the type of DP who is just as concerned with the storytelling aspect as he is with the technical side.  A lot of DP’s focus too much of their energy on making everything look pretty and that can really hurt the film.  Scott’s minimalistic lighting style complemented the characters and reality of the world within the film beautifully.”

The film was scored by Nick Monteleone.  Sound Design was by Matt Harting who also doubled as the Musical Producer and mixed the entire film at Earhole Studios in Chicago.

The film will be hitting the festival circuit for 2010.

Special thanks to: Earhole Studios, Village of Park Forest, Peter Geddeis, Graziano’s Restaurant, and Boom Entertainment .

Ordinary World is a short dramatic film written by Ryan DePesa and Produced/Directed by David Huzieran. It stars local Chicago talent Roger Bailey as “Michael McBride”, a high school valedictorian turned medical school drop out, who has to come to terms with his life as his 10 year high school reunion approaches. The film also features Katy Orender, Emily Vajda, Jamie Newell, and Elaine Ivy Harris in supporting roles.

This short marks the second collaboration between Director/DP duo David Huzieran and Scott Regan who are currently teaming up again to shoot another film in Chicago in the upcoming year.

The film is in the last stages of post production and will be officially released in November where it will begin its festival run.