All roads lead to small-town America in Joe Hall’s The Road to Galena which stars Ben Winchell, Will Brittain, and Aimee Teegarden.
The drama from the first-time director Joe Hall captures the essence of the rat race as it sacrifices a person’s small-time life he left behind.
Here is the official synopsis:
The Road to Galena follows one man’s pursuit of personal fulfillment over traditional success. Cole Baird (Ben Winchell) has everything—a beautiful wife, successful career, large home and fancy toys.
Behind the façade, however, is a man trapped by his surroundings and failing ever behind in the pursuit of his life’s dream.
Not strong enough to confront his father’s expectations, he left his true love, his best friend, and fulfilling small-town life to embark on a legal career—intent, one day, to return.
Now the rising star in Washington social circles and the youngest managing partner in the history of a powerhouse D.C. law firm, Cole is given the choice to continue the path of success in a life to which he never aspired or to return to the community that nurtured him.
The film also stars Alisa Allapach, Jay O. Sanders, Jill Hennessy, Margaret Colin, and Jennifer Holliday.
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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with director Joe Hall, along with actors Ben Winchell, Will Brittain, and Aimee Teegarden. We talked about small towns, the corporate race, friendship chemistry, and filming during the pandemic.
Ben Winchell is best known for playing Aiden in the film Teen Spirit and Dixon Ticonderoga in A.N.T. Farm. Also, he played the title role of Max Steel in the action film Max Steel. Other credits included the USA Network’s series Necessary Roughness and MTV’s Finding Carter.
Will Brittain played Billy Autrey in 2016’s comedy Everybody Wants Some!!, as Marlow’s son in Kong: Skull Island, and as Kirk in the horror film The Forever Purge. His other credits included A Teacher and Lila & Eve.
Aimee Teegarden is best known for playing Julie Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights. Also, she starred in The CW’s romantic drama Star-Crossed as Emery Whitehill. On the film side, she appeared in the films Scream 4, Prom, and Rings.
The Road to Galena is in select theaters this Friday, July 8, and also available as VOD.
Watch the exclusive interview with Ben Winchell, Aimee Teegarden, Will Brittain and director Joe Hall below. Let us know what you think of it.
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