MAN IN THE CHAIR

The New York Observer 

"Man in the Chair, a modest but intelligent feel-good movie with a spectacular performance by Christopher Plummer and some wise and deeply affecting writing and direction from Michael Schroeder."

-Rex Reed

MAN IN THE CHAIR

Director / Writer: Michael Schroeder

Starring: Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh

Flash is a curmudgeon with a hankering for classic movies and booze. Cameron is a volatile teen who commits grand theft auto just because the car is an exact replica from Christine. Their relationship is forged in the darkness of a movie theater and fueled by a mutual appreciation of rebellion and cinema. Cameron enters a student film contest, though he lacks the resources of his peers. Learning that Flash is a retired Hollywood gaffer--and the only surviving crew member from Citizen Kane--Cameron follows him to his home at the Motion Picture Residence for the Elderly, a colony of aging film folk set aside by the industry. A quirky fellowship develops, in which Flash and his friends help Cameron make his film and, in doing so, change his life.

Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival
Official Selection Mill Valley Film Festival
Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival