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Opening today to a nationwide audience, local indie darling  “Cost of a Soul” will benefit from the largest theatrical opening ever for a film of its budget range!  Pretty impressive stuff, and great for the CoBL’s indie film scene.  Sean Kirkpatrick’s gritty drama was a festival favorite at last month’s Cinefest, where it was awarded the Audience Award for Best Feature Film.  Shot locally right here in Philly, and produced by longtime Phila-freelancer Edward J. Eberwine III, ‘Cost’  represents the collaborative efforts of some of Philadelphia’s best freelance crew folk.  It was a labor of love, and shot for an impressively low budget, given it’s success thus far.

The film is being released by Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures in a variety of AMC theaters in the country.  It will be a standard indie-minded platform release, so a lot will be riding on the film’s opening week success.  Buzz for the film has been building, and an interview with Director Kirkpatrick as well as some of the film’s key talent can be found here.  So get out there and support local indie filmmakers…and while you’re at it, you can friend the film on facebook as well.  The more support the better!

So, it would seem that the Fightin Phil’s aren’t the only thing in the CoBL gaining nationwide momentum & buzz these days.  Add to the list of noteworthy Philly-based fodder two indie features set to hit theaters across the continental US this month!

First up is Writer/Director Ben Hickernell’s “Lebanon, PA”, which premieres at the Ritz @ the Bourse this Friday.  Produced by Ben & Jason Contino, ‘Lebanon’ is a true indie, and a terrific character study.  Starring Josh Hopkins, Samantha Mathis, & newcomer Rachel Kitson, the film will benefit from a well crafted platform release that will look to build on audience buzz.  For a full overview of the current release schedule, check out the film’s official site.

Also set to hit theaters on May 20 is Writer/Director Sean Kirkpatrick’s gritty action drama “Cost of a Soul”.  Produced by Sean and Edward J. Eberwine III, ‘Cost’ is a down & dirty tale of two Iraqi War veterans who return to the streets of their youth in North Philly, only to find it’s tougher to make a go of it back home than it was on foreign soil.  “Cost of a Soul” is partnering with Rouge & AMC Theaters, and hits theaters at the end of the month.