Reach for Me

For the Johnny Logan album, see Reach for Me (album).

Reach for Me is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by LeVar Burton. It won the AARP Movies for Grownups' Breakthrough Accomplishment award in 2010.^[1]

Reach for Me
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	LeVar Burton
Written by	Michael Adams
Produced by	Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg Hilary Carr Mark A. Jones Chan Mahon Susan R. Rodgers Mark Wolfe
Starring	Seymour Cassel Johnny Whitworth Lacey Chabert Adrienne Barbeau Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg Larry Hankin LeVar Burton Alfre Woodard
Cinematography	Kriss Krosskove
Edited by	Avril Beukes
Music by	Julio Reyes Copello
Production company	AMediaVision Productions
Distributed by	Brainstorm Media Lost and Found Entertainment Spotlight Pictures
Release dates	October 2008 (2008-10) (Oldenburg Film Festival) December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

The film's cast includes many award winners including Oscar Nominee Alfre Woodard^[2] and Golden Globe Nominee Adrienne Barbeau.^[3]

Cast list

• Seymour Cassel as Alvin
• Johnny Whitworth as Kevin
• Lacey Chabert as Sarah
• Adrienne Barbeau as Valerie
• Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg as Nell
• Larry Hankin as Elliot
• LeVar Burton as Nathanial
• Alfre Woodard as Evelyn

Production

Reach for Me was the first 4K end-to-end production and the first feature film shot on the Dalsa Origin camera.^[4]

Awards and festivals

9th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine
- Breakthrough Accomplishment

AARP’s ‘Movies for Grownups’ Film Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Special Feature

Lake Arrowhead Film Festival
- Best Feature
- Best of the Festival

San Diego Film Festival^[5]
- Audience Choice Award – Best Feature
- Seymour Cassel receives Indie Icon Award

Mill Valley Film Festival
- Official Selection
- Seymour Cassel is guest speaker of their prestigious ‘Insight’ Program

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
- Centerpiece Gala Selection
- Seymour Cassel receives The Hollywood Reporter Lifetime Achievement Award

Tallgrass Film Festival (Wichita, Kansas)
- Centerpiece Gala Selection
- Seymour Cassel receives Ad Astra Award

Off Plus Camera Film Festival (Kraków, Poland)
- Press Favorite
- Seymour Cassel receives Special Tribute

Oldenburg International Film Festival (Germany)
- World Premiere Gala Selection
- Seymour Cassel given star on their walk of fame