“Sparks,” a superhero noir thriller set in the 1940s, is slated to make its world premiere on Friday, March 1, at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, Calif. “Sparks” will debut as a feature-length film and graphic novel.
The story focuses on a masked vigilante named Ian Sparks, whose pursuit of a notorious criminal leaves Sparks’ life in ruins.
The film version pairs two of Hollywood’s rising stars, Chase Williamson (“John Dies at the End”) and Ashley Bell (“The Last Exorcism Part II”), with an award-winning supporting cast: Clancy Brown, Clint Howard, Jake Busey and William Katt.
Chase Williamson
As for the filmmakers, Christopher Folino and Todd Burrows directed “Sparks.” Producers are Folino, Tyler Endicott, Mike Anthony Smith and Eric D. Wilkinson.
“Sparks” will premiere at 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the California Theatre in San Jose. The cast and crew will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. There will be another screening and Q&A at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. A third screening will take place at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Folino will attend.
If you would like to be entered into a random draw to win tickets to the premiere on March 1, follow Film Noir Blonde on twitter and retweet a “Sparks” tweet. Two winners will be selected; each will win two tickets. Winners will be notified via twitter on Feb. 28 and tickets can be collected March 1 at the California Theatre’s will-call window.
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