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Director Zachary Shedd and Flies Collective announced that David Call (Tiny FurnitureFringe) and Rachel Brosnahan (House of CardsManhattan) are among the cast members set for their upcoming feature film Americana.  The third project from Flies Collective, Americana follows the critically acclaimed Hide Your Smiling Faces, written and directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone and the award-winning A Little Closer, written and directed by Matthew Petock.  Production is set to commence in San Francisco later this year.

Americana is an indie take on the great San Francisco thrillers of the 1970s.  David Call stars as Avery Wells, a recovering alcoholic trying to prove himself again as a film editor.  When his movie star sister (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed outside a party, Avery must find her murderer while dealing with his addiction.

David Call was first seen on screen in The Notorious Bettie Page and has since landed recurring roles in popular prime time television series including CW’s Gossip Girl and NBC’s Smash.  Call is also well known for his leading roles in acclaimed independent films includingNortheast and Two Gates of Sleep, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and supporting roles in Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture andGabriel, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Rachel Brosnahan is well known for her memorable performance as ex call girl Rachel Posner in Netflix’s acclaimed series House of Cards,and currently stars in WGN America’s new series Manhattan.  Other recent film and television credits include recurring roles in NBC’s The Blacklist and ABC’s Black Box, as well as roles in Beautiful Creatures, Orange is the New BlackGrey’s Anatomy and an appearance in HBO’s upcoming mini-series Olive Kitteridge

“David and Rachel are exceptionally talented actors who are perfectly poised to assume these roles and we could not be more thrilled to have them lead the cast of Americana,” commented writer and director Zachary Shedd.

The recently launched Kickstarter campaign for Americana is seeking $25,000 as the final stage of fundraising to help support production costs.  Supporters of high-quality, independent cinema can donate to the campaign at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95453553/americana

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