“Star Leaf” screens August 22nd at Seattle’s Egyptian Theatre

SEATTLE - Aug. 18, 2015 - PRLog -- Titan Sky Entertainment’s Star Leaf will screen Saturday, August 22^nd at the Egyptian Theatre, 805 E Pine St, 98122 in Seattle Washington. Tickets are available online for $10.00 each, $8.00 for veterans and seniors at the Seatlle International Film Festival website: http://www.siff.net/cinema/visiting-programs/star-leaf

The movie begins at 11:55pm – part of the ongoing “Midnight Movie” screenings hosted by the Egyptian and SIFF’s Visiting Programs series.

Shot on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, this sci-fi thriller follows three friends who search for a forest of extra-terrestrial marijuana hidden deep in the Olympic Mountains – hoping for an out-of-this-world-high that can cure PTSD.

Things start to get strange when a forest ranger mysteriously shows up at their late-night campfire with tales of alien visitors and odd animal behavior in the forest. And when one couple breaks the Star Leaf “code of conduct,” the evil aliens guarding the plant begin to stalk them.

Local filmmaker Richard Cranor penned, directed and plays a supporting role in a film that challenges traditional views of marijuana and PTSD. The film co-stars Russell Hodgkinson and Julian Gavilanes of Sy-Fy’s Z-NATION and features actual “Star Leaf” marijuana plants developed by Ohana Farms to help in PTSD treatment. The movie and strain have received the local support of Analytical 360, the NWLeaf,GreenStreamRadio, CCSE, and local national veterans groups Twenty22Many, WeedForWarriorsProject, and the Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access.

Writer/Director Richard Cranor was inspired to make the film by his Iraq-veteran brother’s experiences with PTSD, as well as Cranor’s own recent bout with cancer. “What I learned going through cancer and my brother’s PTSD experiences is that we definitely need cannabis as an option for treatments. I strongly oppose anyone or any institution that limits people’s right to treat themselves, especially when you’re dealing with issues like cancer and PTSD. That’s really key in my personal belief system,” says Cranor. “For PTSD, cannabis allows people to bypass the conscious mind and get to the root of a lot of those painful memories faster than traditional therapy…. For me it’s not necessarily about the plant specifically, so much as the right for humans to be in charge of their own sovereignty; and plants like marijuana shouldn’t be vilified for doing nothing more than being a natural, healthy addition to our lives.”

Despite its sober message, “Star Leaf is a trippy and entertaining ride,” says executive producer Robert Leeshock (Earth: Final Conflict). “It’s corny to admit, but the sober message of responsible cannabis use leaves you feeling almost warm and fuzzy.”

Leeshock and Cranor are working with co-producer/distributor Leomark Studios on a novel distribution strategy: exclusive pre-release in MMJ and RMJ dispensaries in northwestern states, followed by a wider release in fall 2015 on VOD/DVD.

For information on future screenings and where to get the Star Leaf DVD, visit http://www.starleafmovie.com

For distribution information, including becoming a DVD reseller, contact Leomark Studios at info@leomarkstudios.com.

QUOTES:

“Brilliantly Executed” – CULTURE Magazine

“A Cult Classic in the Making” – UKHORRORSCENE.COM

“Fantastic” – IHORROR.COM

“Bold and New” – SCIFIMONKEYS.COM

“Star Leaf Could Become to this Generation of Cannabis Users what Cheech and Chong’s ‘Up N Smoke” Was to the 70’s” – THE NORTHWEST LEAF