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Rainbow Around the Sun (2008) [NR]

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Featuring:
Matthew Alvin Brown, Jamie Buxton, Doug Van Liew

Written by:
Matthew Alvin Brown
Kevin Ely

Directed by:
Kevin Ely, Beau Leland


Release Date:
March 8, 2008

Original Title:
Rainbow Around the Sun

Genres:
Drama | Music | Romance

Production Companies:
Team Awesome Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 75

Overview from TheMovieDB

Zachary Blasto, a hard-drinking, talented songwriter and performer, envisions madcap musical fantasies in order to avoid dealing with the downward spiral of his personal life.

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Overview from Open Movies

Zachary Blasto is a hard-drinking but talented songwriter and performer. Zach suffers from an over-active imagination; Whenever he is faced with an unpleasant reality, he retreats into an elaborate fantasy world where music is king and Blasto wears the crown. At first this serves Zach well. In his fantasy world, he can be a vaudevillian entertainer or a boorish rock god. All his songs are hits, and all his jokes are funny. Little by little, however, disturbing reminders of real life seep in. His girlfriend has given up on his sad-sack ways. His job is hanging by a thin thread, and he drinks far too much to care. And, worst of all, he is haunted by images of a grizzled figure, who seems to be coming and going like a ghost. Is he haunting Zach? Or warning of things to come? Zach retreats further and further into the madness of his fantasy world, but even his own dreams begin to turn on him. He becomes paranoid and unable to distinguish the real world from the creations of his mind. Even the madcap characters he played in his dreams no longer play along, forcing him to face reality and, ultimately, reach out for help. The further Zach spirals into his dream world, the more vivid the fantasy world becomes.

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Rankings and Honors

Rainbow Around the Sun (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.3/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Kevin Ely
Beau Leland

Director of Photography:
Alan Novey

Original Music Composer:
Matthew Alvin Brown

Producer:
Beau Leland
Kevin Ely
Matthew Alvin Brown
Kim Haywood

Screenplay:
Kevin Ely

Story:
Matthew Alvin Brown

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