(l-r) Film Stars Harold Dennis, Michelle D. Ivy and Producer David Niviere Fontane
Be on the lookout for producer, writer, and director David Niviere Fontane. He's an up and coming Chicago native who's first film is debuting at the Chicago Independent Film Festival. His movie, The Opposite of Life is about an explosive family drama centers on wrenching choices faced by two women.
Teenaged Ashley confesses to her boyfriend that she’s been raped and is now pregnant with her attacker’s child. Law student Terri (played by Michelle D. Ivy, above) conceals from her husband the unexpected positive results of her home pregnancy test. The conflicted women and their two men are caught in the eye of the storm when the question of abortion becomes personal and the question of who makes the choice becomes a deal breaker.
The film also stars Harold Dennis (shown above), Michael, who is an extremely exciting character to watch. He stars opposite of Michelle as her mentally unstable yet functional husband. Zack Hawkins, "David," steals the show as Ashley's young but very mature boyfriend who helps her with her difficult decision. (show below)
"The film tackles a variety of social ills such as racism and greed. I subtlety make an observation on the state of our public schools in the United States in the lack of participation and attendance of our children. And if you study the scene in question, where Michael who's a school teacher, but not a very good one, you'll find out why. He [Michael] loves kids but fails in making a connection with his students that encourages their spirit," said David.
"The outcome is a sullen, bored classroom of a few students. The film also addresses the generational divide and how it breaks down the communication between young and old which leads to the misunderstandings that births a lot our disagreements. This is examined in the relationship between Ashley who had a more liberal "fresher" way of thinking as oppose to her parents who were more conservative, more old fashioned. It's quite a few other things I address in this film but you'll just have to go see it to find out what they are," he added.
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 1:21PM
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