White Rabbit

 

“After you see this movie, news stories about bullying and campus shootings will strike a deeper cord.” –Variety

“White Rabbit delivers an urgent battle cry at a time when we have more than 200 campus shootings each year!” –The Hollywood Reporter

“White Rabbit is a powerful statement about our society today and how we treat each other, in school, at home, online. It haunted us.”
– Chicago Sun Times

White Rabbit–OFFICIAL SELECTION of: Zurich Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Toronto Independent Film Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, Manhattan Film Festival, Knoxville Film Festival.

“White Rabbit illustrates in painful detail the things that can drive a person to such an extreme and horrifying act.” – Detroit Free Press

“White Rabbit is a daring wake up call, a must-see movie for our society!” – Indiewire

“Nick Krause delivers a powerfully visceral performance, with equally fine work by Sam Trammel as the father who straightens himself out after a life-changing event and Britt Robertson who helped shine the occasional light into this dark film. – The Hollywood Reporter

“White Rabbit speaks to the challenges of understanding and dealing with mental illness… An unforgettable depiction of the way one’s sensitive psyche is forever molded by the immutable impact of time.” – Aaron Leggo, Critical Movie Critics

“Fine work by Sam Trammel as the father who straightens himself out after a life-changing event.” – They Hollywood Reporter

“White Rabbit is a serious cautionary tale, warning of the dangers of bullying. Well acted, good script.” – Leigh Steinberg

“Nick Krause puts in a fantastic turn in his lead role as the withdrawn and misunderstood Harlon, who morphs from a quiet young man into everyone’s worst nightmare.” – Influx Magazine

“The film tackles a powerful subject and is filled with emerging young actors.” – Detroit Free Press

“The performances by Nick Krause and Britt Robertson are strong and convincing. “
– RogerEbert.com

“Bullying is the cruelest form of shaming; it’s a deliberate attempt to inflict trauma and destroy a person’s self worth. I have such a deep compassion for people who go through that.” – Executive Producer, Jordan Roberts told The Daily Tribune

“The screenplay by Anthony Di Pietro strives to humanize what most would consider to be inhuman by showing Harlon as a deeply troubled young man who should have gotten help a long time ago, but was failed by the very support systems he should have been able to count on—family and school. Throw in the thoughtless cruelties of teenage life and the heartbreak of first love gone bad and he is clearly a powder keg ready to go off, especially with the easy access to firearms.” – Roger Ebert.com

“In the movie’s final moments, McCann dabbles in haunting ambiguity, going past one open-ended cut to black only to find another. It’s a strong ending, partially because of where it leaves Harlon and us in the divide, but mainly because it goes against the grain of everything the movie seemed to suggest at the start. The answers that once seemed cliché are now vague and complex. McCann suddenly opens a well of emotion that had been building. It’s a powerful punch of a finish that speaks to the challenges of understanding and dealing with mental illness and the way one’s psyche is forever molded by the immutable impact of time.” – Critical Movie Critics

“Penned by first-time writer Anthony Di Pietro and directed by Tim McCann, the psychological-drama White Rabbit, at its simplest, is an examination of nature versus nurture. We follow young Harlon on his journey of self-discovery, where the outcome is as shocking as it is inevitable. But our interest is in trying to understand just how it got to the eventual state of affairs for the underprivileged kid.” – Influx Magazine