BREAK POINT and THE SACRAMENT are two films you need to see at the Dallas International Film Festival tonight.
In BREAK POINT, Jimmy Price (Jeremy Sisto) is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he’s officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He decides to make one last ditch effort to revive his career, reaching outside of the tennis world and convincing his childhood partner — his estranged brother Darren (David Walton), now an apathetic substitute teacher — to team up with him. The mismatched pair, with the help of a unique 11-year-old named Barry (Joshua Rush), make an unlikely run at a grand slam tournament and are forced to re-discover their game, and their brotherhood.
DIRECTOR Jay Karas
SCREENWRITER Gene Hong, Jeremy Sisto
PRODUCER Gabriel Hammond, Jeremy Sisto, Devin Adair
CINEMATOGRAPHER James Frohna
EDITOR Brad Wilhite
CAST Jeremy Sisto, David Walton, Joshua Rush, J.K. Simmons, Amy Smart
DIRECTOR BIO
Jay Karas is a filmmaker and producer who has directed episodes of “Workaholics,” “Parks & Rec,” “Raising Hope” and “Eagleheart.” He has helmed Chelsea Handler’s scripted series “After Lately” for three seasons as showrunner & director. He has also directed numerous stand-up specials and commercial campaigns, including Conan’s launch on TBS. Jay lives in LA with his wife Monica and son Leo.
Angelika 4 – Friday 4/11 at 7:00pm
In THE SACRAMENT, Patrick is a photographer whose once drug-addicted sister, Caroline, is a member of an isolated sober-living community in Mississippi. When his sister leaves the country to start a new utopian society in the jungle, he enlists two co-workers to shoot a documentary on their whereabouts. Based on detailed research of the infamous Jonestown massacre, THE SACRAMENT is a thoroughly terrifying examination of modern religion, charismatic influence and the exploitation of power.
— Lane Kneedler, AFI FEST
DIRECTOR Ti West
SCREENWRITER Ti West
PRODUCER Molly Conners, Jacob Jaffke, Peter Phok, Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Maria Cestone, Stuart Ford, Sarah E. Johnson, Hoyt David Morgan, Eric Newman, Ti West
CINEMATOGRAPHER Eric Robbins
EDITOR Ti West
MUSIC Tyler Bates
PRODUCTION DESIGN Jade Healy
CAST Kate Lyn Sheil, Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz
DIRECTOR BIO
Ti West is an American film director from Wilmington, Delaware who studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His directorial work includes the short film THE WICKED (2001) and feature films THE ROOST (2005), TRIGGER MAN (2007), THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (2009), THE INNKEEPERS (2011), and DRINKING BUDDIES (2013). He wrote, produced and directed the web series DEAD & LONELY for IFC Films.
Angelika 4 – Saturday 4/12 at 10:00pm
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
