AWARD WINNER

Houston International Film Festival

Charleston International Film Festival

For some people, the coldest, loneliest night of the year falls on Christmas Eve. Solstice tells the story of one of those people, Nick Allman, a disillusioned young man who has lost touch with the true spirit of the holidays.

From a bittersweet confrontation with his ex-girlfriend to the wise counseling of a friend, Nick is unable to resolve the emptiness he feels even when faced with a multitude of others making the best of the holiday. Faced with cynicism he can’t seem to shake, Nick inadvertently ends up in a church and is prompted into realizing from the pastor’s sermon that the events of the last 24 hours have been the culmination of what he only imagined he was missing. After an emotional epiphany, Nick must reconcile issues within himself so that he will be able to face the new day not only with a renewed sense of optimism for himself but for all mankind.

MICHAEL KELLEY, MARY McCLOUD SOLSTICE JAY LEHRFELD, BILL FOGARTY, RAMONA CURTIS, LAWRENCE BULL. Music by JOHN TATGENHORST. Production Designer BEATRICE SCHNEIDER. Unit Production Managers MARTY SHANNON and MARY MITCHELL. Directors of Photography JOHN O’SHAUGHNESSY and JEFF GATESMAN. Written, Produced and Directed by JERRY A. VASILATOS. Released by NITESTAR PRODUCTIONS.