THE PASCAL SIGN Premieres Tonight

Imagine an existence of humanity marked by a countdown toward the end, where every person is made aware of the exact moment when the world will cease to exist. Facing this reality, how could one defend the ideals of love, happiness, repentance, faith, or human expression? How would the average person deal with such a dilemma, and how would the intimate tales of each person provide its own conclusion? This is the question writer Paul Brick began to explore with director Joe Weil of Psycho Films in summer 2009, and this winter they will reveal their discoveries in The Pascal Sign, a new feature-film.

Psycho Films was founded in 2005 by Joe Weil and has since completed three features films, all of which have screened at the Tivoli Theater. Weil released his first production, Frame By Frame, in 2008 to the applause of hundreds of friends, family, and fans.  The following summer, Chalk, a drama about four high school students, was unveiled to a sold out theater and received very positive feedback from fans and the press alike.

Though a crowning achievement, Weil considers The Pascal Sign to be a huge leap forward for the company.  He refers to enormous enhancements in cast, crew, and equipment.  Unlike Chalk, where most of the talent consisted of fellow students, The Pascal Sign, through vigorous auditions, assembled an award-winning cast that combines accomplished and up-and-coming actors associated with such organizations as The Improv Trick, The Black Rep, and various talent agencies across the Midwest.  The crew also vastly expanded in scope and specificity, bringing in more skilled individuals than ever before in the realm of cinematography, post-production, and scoring from across the St. Louis area. With full HD cameras and professional sound and video editing studios, Psycho Films has never had such professional equipment at its disposal. Paired with locations that span public transit to police stations, the film is aesthetically exhilarating. With a forty-person team from every aspect of the St. Louis film community, this project is truly a monumental collaboration among many of the city’s most talented.

THE PASCAL SIGN will be premiering at the TIVOLI THEATER in St. Louis tonight at 7pm. For more information or to watch the trailer go to www.psychofilms.org