ICON / Film School Radio interview with Director Tony Ahedo and Lead Actor Parker Padgett

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ICON - Director Tony Ahedo and Lead Actor Parker Padgett Young love's the topic of so many films, but rarely is it handled with earnest, authentic grace, as we see it in Tony Ahedo’s debut feature film ICON. This moving coming-of-age drama is anchored in the moving performances of Parker Padgett (Surviving Lunch) and Devon Hales (Teenage Bounty Hunters). When a surprise pregnancy forces Sam to facedown many brutal realities of adulthood and responsibility, things spiral rapidly out of control, as he simultaneously tries to fight to find his own truth: why his absent father hasn’t been in his life since one, fading memory and how can he reconcile his struggles with his mother (Julia Denton, The Fundamentals of Caring). ICON charts the perilous journey to adulthood for our charismatic leads Sam (Parker Padgett) and Ana (Devon Hales). Director and writer Tony Ahedo and lead actor Parker Padgett joins us to talk about the collaboration the two of them shared in crafting a complex and nuanced portrayal of young romantic love, dysfunctional family history and relationships and flawed people, young and old, striving to do the right things. For news and updates go to: iconfeature.com