UP THE 5

A film by Gabriel Adams

DIRECTED BY

Gabriel Adams

WRITTEN BY

Gabriel Adams

PRODUCED BY

Jesse Adams, Gabriel Adams

CAST

Derek Chariton , Grace Tamayo, Kristen Lorenz, Mike Kurtz

SYNOPSIS

Luckless Phil has 24 hours to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco for his father’s funeral. It’s an easy drive up California’s least iconic Interstate until his car is stolen by the seductress, Grace, and her sinister sister, Elsa. In pursuit of his car, Phill catches a ride with the oddball PERCY. As the unlikely outsiders chase each other Up The 5, every exit and detour leads to an episode of the absurd, the violent, the romantic, and the unexpected. A nighttime climax in a desolate motel forces everyone to discover a little something about themselves, and it ain’t all good.

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UP THE 5

DIRECTED BY: Gabriel Adams

WRITTEN BY: Gabriel Adams

PRODUCED BY: Jesse Adams, Gabriel Adams

CAST: Derek Chariton , Grace Tamayo, Kristen Lorenz, Mike Kurtz

SYNOPSIS:
Luckless Phil has 24 hours to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco for his father’s funeral. It’s an easy drive up California’s least iconic Interstate until his car is stolen by the seductress, Grace, and her sinister sister, Elsa. In pursuit of his car, Phill catches a ride with the oddball PERCY. As the unlikely outsiders chase each other Up The 5, every exit and detour leads to an episode of the absurd, the violent, the romantic, and the unexpected. A nighttime climax in a desolate motel forces everyone to discover a little something about themselves, and it ain’t all good.