From Deseret News archives:
Local youths star in 'Turn Around'
In April, Candlelight Media filmed a modern-day twist on Alma the Younger's story from the Book of Mormon called "Turn Around."
The film features several locations in the Provo-Orem area, and young adults from Utah and Salt Lake valleys appear in the film.
A brief synopsis of the film: Colton Pratt, played by Jordon Sorenson, of Orem, is a wayward Latter-day Saint teen. He and his friends are sour on people, family and church. They are bad boys and bullies. Sara, played by Jaci Twiss, of South Jordan, is an aspiring tennis player. She is active in school and church, chooses good friends, and is the brunt of jokes made by Pratt and friends. Pratt's parents believe their son's only chance at changing is through divine intervention.
For a cast of fairly untrained actors, these young adults have done a great job in getting out a very important message, according Brittany Wiscombe, screenwriter and co-producer.
Director/producer Brian Brough says he has worked diligently to "portray" evil in the film without "doing" evil in the film.
"Why should we go to (Los Angeles)? The youth (here) are easier than adults. Many of them have training," Wiscombe said.
According to Elisa Brough, president of Candlelight Media, actors in Los Angeles come with a hefty production price tag because union membership in the Screen Actors Guild is almost always required.
"Here they (the actors) have jobs and do this on the side," she said.
That is why Candlelight Media can continue to produce clean stories with important messages without huge budgets and with actors that really want the opportunity to work in a wholesome film environment.
So what are these young aspiring actors doing when they aren't filming? They are certainly different than many of their Hollywood peers.
Twiss, 20, is a graduate of Bingham High School. She lives in South Jordan and works for an orthodontist. She says she is passionate about acting, but there are very few clean movies to act in.
"This is my first big movie," Twiss said. "Right now I'm not looking at another script, but I would like to do this again."
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