Actor/director Helen Shaver was in the red chair to talk about her career and her new film, Down River.

Down River is Shaver's first major film appearance in a decade. She had some specific reservations about playing a character who had to face a life crisis.

"Once I said I would do it I was cool with it," said Shaver. "But it was a real push-pull thing mostly about whether I wanted to deal with my own mortality."

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Gossamer Creative, Haven Films

American International Pictures

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