Don McKay
World Premiere

Don McKay

Encounters
| USA | 87 MINUTES | English
Drama, Thriller, Comedy
If you received an unexpected letter from your high school girlfriend saying she was dying and wanted you to come back, what would you do? Twenty-five years after abandoning his hometown, Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church) gets such a letter from Sonny (Elisabeth Shue). He decides to go back home, but Sonny doesn't seem quite like Don remembers her, and soon we realize that Don is guarding a shameful secret from his past. Plus, Don seems to rub Sonny's stern caretaker (Melissa Leo) and her doctor (James Rebhorn) the wrong way. Things couldn't get any stranger, until a shocking run-in doubles Don's secrets….

In his debut thriller, writer/director Jake Goldberger lets his stellar cast loose in a story where no one is who they seem and everyone appears to be hiding something. Haden Church's Don is unguarded and governed mostly by his emotions, but he's smart enough to know when something's fishy. Elisabeth Shue ratchets up the tension by tempering Sonny's whimsical side with an undeniable hint of mystery. And Melissa Leo, ever the chameleon, plays tight-lipped Marie with such a dark, confident wit that she becomes more intriguing with each of her scenes.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Jake Goldberger and Jake Goldberger
Jake Goldberger makes his directorial debut with Don McKay. Production recently wrapped on his teen thriller screenplay Homecoming, starring Mischa Barton and directed by Morgan J. Freeman. Jake has also written the script Back To Baltimore, a coming-of-age story chronicling the lives of a group of twentysomethings all facing different crossroads in their respective journeys. Jake is a native of New York City.
Screenwriter
Jake Goldberger
Producer
Jim Young
Composer
Steve Bramson
Director
Jake Goldberger
Executive Producers
Thomas Haden Church, William Earon, James Young
Primary Cast
Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue, Melissa Leo, Pruitt Taylor Vince, James Rebhorn, M. Emmet Walsh, Keith David
Co-Producer
David Denney

Contacts
Director's Agent
Todd Hoffman
ICM
8942 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: (310) 550-4000
thoffman@icmtalent.com
Sales Contact
Jim Young
Animus Films
914 Hauser Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323 988 5557
jim@animusfilms.com
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