Film director and Charlottesville native Jeff Wadlow will return to his hometown this weekend to screen his first feature-length film, Cry Wolf. The movie stars Lindy Booth (Dawn of the Dead), Julian Morris and Jon Bon Jovi. Cry Wolf opens Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Newcomb Theater and will be followed by a Q&A session with Wadlow and Booth.
Wadlow grew up in Charlottesville before attending Dartmouth College, where he double majored in history and film. He then enrolled in the University of Southern California's prestigious School of Cinema-Television, where he was awarded numerous honors for his short films.
Wadlow's big break came when he won first place at the inaugural Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival. He received the million-dollar grant and used it to finance Cry Wolf. The film was shot entirely in Richmond and even features some University students as extras and production hands.
The story of Cry Wolf centers on troublemaker Owen Matthews (Morris), a new student at Westlake Academy. Owen quickly befriends a group of kids who call themselves the "Liar's Club," headed by Dodger (Lindy Booth) and Tom (Jared Paladecki). With Owen's help, the group expands their dishonesty to the Web, spreading lies as a way to pass the time.
After a girl is found brutally murdered in the nearby woods, the "Liar's Club" begins to cir-culate rumors about the killer via the Internet. They call the killer "The Wolf" and even go so far as to describe in detail his next victims. They use descriptions of themselves as templates for the Wolf's intended kills to add realism to their lies.
However, their childish game comes to an end when the predictions they made begin to start coming true. Owen's friends begin to disappear, and together with Dodger and Tom, he must solve the mystery as the line between truth and reality becomes increasingly blurry. Jon Bon Jovi plays the kids' journalism teacher and mentor.
All proceeds from the screening will benefit the Virginia Film Festival and the U.Va. Clinical Care Cancer Center.
"We are delighted that Jeff has chosen to return to Charlottesville while his film takes off nationally," Virginia Film Festival Director Richard Herskowitz said. "We appreciate very much his philanthropic support for our Festival
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