Overview
- Michel K. Parandi says he auditioned about 100 actors before casting then‑uncredited newcomer Connor Storrie and that he knew early on Storrie would be a movie star.
- Storrie’s rapid breakout after his role in Heated Rivalry has retroactively raised public interest in April X and in the actor himself.
- April X opened at the Raindance Film Festival and the director and producer reported that audience reactions have centered on Storrie’s lead performance.
- The film is a near‑future thriller about a brother searching for his missing sister that touches on cloning and sex‑trafficking and also stars Lilly Krug.
- Parandi developed the film over roughly a decade, shot it in gritty Bucharest nights in tough conditions and delivered the movie for under $2 million, a record the team says could help the film reach wider distributors now that Storrie is better known.