'Open Gate' Theatrical Release April 21, 2011

Big news! Independent filmmaker and native Houstonian Dan Jackson’s award-winning feature film ‘Open Gate’ will start a limited theatrical release on April 29 at the Grand 14 Theatre in Conroe. A theatrical release for an independent film is rare and audiences in Conroe will be the first to see the rodeo-themed East Texas crime drama. To watch a feature-length trailer of the film, visit: www.opengatethemovie.com. Be on the lookout for show times - tickets will be available through the Grand Theatre at 888-94-FILMS or by visiting http://bit.ly/ebC0Z9.

Kaleb, a young rodeo bull fighter, struggles with the realities of small town life. His troubles are made worse when he discovers the rodeo he works for is using the bulls to traffic drugs between Texas and Mexico and more people in his little sleepy Texas town are involved than he could have imagined. Open Gate" stars Tyler Hoechlin (Road to Perdition, 7th Heaven, MTV’s Teen Wolf), Agnes Bruckner (The Craigslist Killer, Blue Car) and William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile).

‘Open Gate’ filmmaker Dan Jackson is a Writer and Director from Houston, Texas. He has a wide array of experience in filmmaking; from directing and writing his own short films in Austin and Los Angeles to working crew positions on feature film sets. Dan is currently planning his next project, a 1950s heist film set in New Orleans. The film’s producer, Molly Mayeux, is a producer of motion pictures whose numerous credits include Tyler Perry’s ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’, HBO’s ‘Dancing in September’, and ‘Savior’ starring Dennis Quaid.