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Fix the movie is picking up heady steam as it turns from documentary to more dramatic twists and turns.

Synopsis

Racing across Los Angeles in one, unwieldy day, documentary filmmakers Bella and Milo must race from Beverly Hills to Watts — and places in between — in order to get Milo’s brother Leo from jail to rehab before 8pm, or Leo goes to prison for three years. A story inspired by true events, the trio documents their trip from a suburban police station in Calabasas through mansions in Beverly Hills, East LA chopshops, rural wastelands, and housing projects in Watts as they attempt to raise the $5,000 required to get Leo into the rehab clinic. Along the way they encounter dozens of colorful characters, each with their own anomalous perspective on Leo’s larger-than-life personality and style, and each with their own excuse for why they cannot help out. In the end, it may take the desperate irony of a drug deal to get the necessary funds to send Leo to rehab.

What keeps the film on a relentlessly exciting and engaging trajectory is the speedy performance of Shawn Andrews as Leo and a cast of characters who he meets along the way– Milo and Bella along with married women, crazed lawyers, spiritual friends, unsavory mechanics and understanding police. Mix in a few classic cars, a slobbering dog, and Bella’s initial distaste for the task at hand and you wind up with an interesting movie. Featuring a unique cinematography style used by director/actor Tao (Milo) to its’ emotional conclusion, this film is a portent for an evolution in American filmmaking.
Making this film infinitely more interesting for you the reader or film-goer is a fab contest that gives YOU the opportunity to create and submit a video talking about what “your fix” is and why.

Tao Ruspoli talks about the film
Get more contest information and submission requirements here
Contest starts 10/16/2009 and runs through 11/10/2009.
Winners will be Announced on 11/10/2009

CAST

LEO and BELLA
Shawn Andrews — “LEO” :–made his feature film debut as the umber cool Kevin Pickford in Richard Linklater’s indie megahit DAZED AND CONFUSED. His career reflects provocative character work. Including “Simon “in the melodic festival fave AFTER THE FLOOD; “Robbie” in Matt Dillon directed CITY OF GHOSTS, and in BIG HEART CITY opposite Academy Award Nominee Seymor Cassel.
Olivia Wilde — “BELLA” — Beautiful and successful in film and television, Olivia Wilde has starred opposite Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch and Justin Timberlake in ALPHA DOG. Wilde joined John Stockwell’s TURISTAS, opposite Josh Duhamel and Melissa George from Fox Atomic. Her independent film work includes BICKFORD SCHMECKLER’S COOL IDEAS, (Best Actress at the Aspen Film Festival); CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN, with Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckert.
Best known for her role on the recurring roll in the FOX series, THE O.C., Wilde co-stars in FOX’s hit “HOUSE”, the Emmy nominated with Hugh Laurie. Upcoming roles include Mia in IN NORTHWOOD , and Princess Inanna in YEAR ONE with Jack Black and Michael Cera. Currently filming TRON 2.0 for Walt Disney Productions.

Official Trailer
Tao Ruspoli –“MILO” (Director, Actor, Writer, Director of Photography) — is an Italian- American filmmaker and photographer.. Tao was born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Rome and Los Angeles. He graduated from the UC,Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Ruspoli’s other work is the documentary, BEHIND THE WHEEL. His other films include FLAMENCO: A PERSONAL JOURNEY, a feature length documentary about the flamenco way of life as it is lived by Gypsies in the south of Spain. He’s directed several documentaries: EL CABLE (also about Flamenco), and THIS FILM NEEDS NO TITLE: A PORTRAIT OF RAYMOND SMULLYAN (a portrait of the renowned logician, mathematician and concert pianist Raymond Smullyan). Tao founded LAFCO, Los Angeles Film-makers Cooperative, a collective of film- makers and musicians who work out of a converted school bus. His producing credits include CAMJACKERS.
Megalyn Echikunwoke –“CARMEN” — an American actress who’s the
daughter of a Nigerian father and caucasian American mother who raised her and her brothers on a Navajo Indian reservation. Echikunwoke was seen in WHO DO YOU LOVE, CSI: MIAMI as Dr. Tara Price, and in the cable series, RAISING THE BAR.
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Making this film infinitely more interesting for you the reader or film-goer is a fab contest that gives YOU the opportunity to create and submit a video talking about what “your fix” is and why.
Get more contest information and submission requirements here
Contest starts 10/16/2009 and runs through 11/10/2009.
Winners will be Announced on 11/10/2009
Stevie Wilson