Rain City Cinema Releases: "Broken Frame (the movie that took 22 years to finish"

REDMOND, WA, December 26, 2010 (Press-News.org) Bookended with two documentaries, the movie begins with "Reconstructing Broken Frame" and Gorman explaining why it took 22 years to finish the project.

"Broken Frame" follows... Set in the late eighties, a series of homicides has set a town on edge and Detective Joe Mancuso on a mission to get the perpetrator no matter the cost. His hot temper and relentless pursuit soon ensnare him in a web of his own making.

"Deconstructing Broken Frame" adds the final touch with the actors and director recalling the filming of "Broken Frame" and hailing its completion. But 22 years has taken a toll and lessons have been learned.

Gorman is a graduate of the University of Washington's Extension College in Advanced Filmmaking.

Gorman's filmmaking began in the mid-Eighties when he and friend, George Turner, made two short films. "To our delight these films garnered us positive reviews from Seattle's movie and TV critics," said Gorman. "Our success emboldened us to do the unthinkable, make a feature film with a two-man crew, volunteer cast and only $500," Gorman said.

The main filming was accomplished in 10 days. Several months later they shot some additional scenes and then it was time to do the editing, or so they thought. But as fate would have it, life's curves got in the way and it would sit in the can collecting dust for more than two decades.

As the years passed, Gorman thought less and less about Broken Frame, but it would nag at him every time he saw the box full of tapes in his closet. Finally, In 2008, while attending a family reunion, a relative who is also a filmmaker showed a trailer of his film, and Gorman was inspired. "At that moment I knew I could and would finish Broken Frame," Gorman said.

It took about two years to complete, but Gorman finally did. "Sure it was faded and grainy and some of the sound had deteriorated, but I was amazed at what we had accomplished and how good the acting and story was," Gorman said. "But as captivating as Broken Frame is, I felt it was part of a larger and more intriguing story as to the reason it took so long to complete and what had happened to everyone since then," Gorman said.

Thus the film evolved and developed into a trilogy.

Gorman, who recently turned 60, had this advise to say, "I believe Broken Frame shows that it's never too late to give up on your dreams. I really believe that it embodies the spirit of independent filmmaking."

But 22 years have provided more surprises, one being that Gorman doesn't remember the names of four of the actors. He is asking for the public's help in identifying them so they can see the film.

Gorman hopes his movie will be an inspiration to anyone with unfinished projects, and help him locate the missing actors.

Rain City Cinema hopes other video stores will also decide to carry "Broken Frame (the movie that took 22 years to finish)".

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qp0P5svvsY

Website: http://brokenframemovie.blogspot.

Rain City Cinema was founded in 1997 and is passionate about producing unique and entertaining films.