Trance (2002)
Catherine Leoni is a connoisseur of the illusionary arts. She learned her craft from her grandfather, Henry Santorini, a master magician with a disgraced past. Now in search of the fine line between reality and magic, she travels to Death Valley with her gangster husband Robert to meet Taylor Black, a mysterious magician who is about to replicate Santorini’s ruinous past. Adding to the mystery is Wally, who claims he can smell ectoplasm, and Robert’s hit man Bongo. Under Black’s power, Catherine is forced to make a choice…find her own power or succumb to the TRANCE and the seduction of magic. This was the Best Fantasy Feature winner at the New York International Independent Film Festival yet remains obscure.
Director:
Gary Orona
Writers:
Tyke Caravelli, Tane McClure, Gary Orona.
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Martin Kove as Robert Leoni |
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Tane McClure as Catherine Santorini |
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Bruce Abbott as Taylor Black |
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Robert Z'Dar as Bongo |
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Lauren Hays as Susan |
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Harrison Young as Henry Santorini |
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Wade Wallace as Wally |
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Amy Rochelle as Tyra |
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Honey Lauren as Spirit |
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Jim DeAngelo as Robert Houdin |
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Richard Gabai as Reporter |
| Writing | Tyke Caravelli | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvina Knight | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Lamar Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tane McClure | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Roger Olkowski | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Tane McClure | Screenplay |
| Production | Gary Orona | Producer |
| Writing | Gary Orona | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gary Orona | Director |
| Production | Tane McClure | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matt Berger | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Paul Stephen Mann | Visual Effects Supervisor |