"As a filmmaker, Evans is fearless, a visionary!" - Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times "We haven't seen a road movie this powerful since 'Easy Rider'!" - Leonard Klady, ReporterTV.com "...Visually and sonically arresting." - Marina Zogbi, The Time Out New York

A hard-hitting suburban saga by writer/director Josh Evans (Inside The Goldmine, Glam).  Leading a generation of young filmmakers coming of age in digital Hollywood, Evans and producer Zachary Matz employ an eclectic veteran ensemble that includes Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs), Dick Van Patten (Eight is Enough), Alexis Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Michelle Phillips (Mamas & The Papas), and Sticky Fingaz (Dead Presidents) to weave an irreverent, insightful modern odyssey underscored by drugs, porno, firearms, racism, love, and finally ... redemption.  The soundtrack features original songs by Seal and rap artist Sticky Fingaz and is scored by drum and bass star Goldie.

Set in the idyllic suburban distopia of Orange, THE PRICE OF AIR is the riveting tale of Paul (Josh Evans, Born on the Fourth of July, Ricochet), an affable but clueless punk, who agrees to courier for the corrupt Mr. Ball (Madsen), who’s about to take delivery of a new drug rumored to be, “More addictive than air.”  Against the gut feelings of his best friend D (Fingaz), Paul does the deal for the quick cash, but the supplier turns on him and D is murdered in the ensuing shootout.  Paul goes on the lam with the cash and the stash, but only after promising his dying friend that he’ll flush it before Ball puts them it the street.  Now on the run, Paul meets Anne, a beautiful lonely woman (Charis Michelsen, Bringing Out The Dead, Wonder Boys) with whom he indulges in the substance.  They discover its curious effects, each becoming leery of the other even as they are falling hard.  But when Ball’s eviscerator (Goldie) shows up  with a taste for vengence, Anne unflinchingly saves a debilitated Paul, and they beat a hasty escape.  Fleeing to the sanctuary of the red desert, the couple spends days and nights in love -- and in each other find the strength to simply be themselves.  In the explosive finish, they return to confront their demons.  

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