MORGANTOWN — Actor Daniel Roebuck’s forthcoming directorial debut, “Getting Grace,” will release nationally March 23.
WVU student Madelyn Dundon stars as Grace, a 16-year-old terminally ill cancer patient, who teaches those around her how to live.
“Getting Grace” premiered in September at the Northeast Film Festival in Teaneck, N.J., where it won Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actress (Dundon) and the Audience Choice awards.
Roebuck is a character actor who has been in dozens of TV shows including “Lost” and “The Man in the High Castle” and movies such as “The Fugitive.”
He co-wrote and directed “Getting Grace,” in which he also stars as a mortician. His character’s life is upended by Grace, who visits his funeral home to find out what will happen to her when she dies.
The film was also exhibited in competition in October at the Adirondack Film Festival, where it won the “Best of the Best” Audience Award.
