''3 Nights in the Desert'' is a 2014 American

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directed by Gabriel Cowan, written by Adam Chanzit, and starring

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, and

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. The film premiered on January 4, 2014, at the

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followed by a screening on October 18, 2014, at the Twin Cities Film Festival. The film will be given a limited release in early 2015.

Premise

The drama follows three estranged friends who reunite to celebrate turning 30 years old, while also reminiscing about how they almost made it as a rock band.

Cast

as Anna *

as Travis *

as Barry

Release

The film had a US theatrical release in early 2015 followed by the DVD and VOD release.

Festivals

''3 Nights in the Desert'' was selected to screen at the following film festivals: *2014

*2014 Twin Cities Film Fest

Reception

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, reports that 40% of five surveyed critics gave it a positive review; the average rating was 4.8/10. Dennis Harvey of ''

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'' wrote that "the characters, situations and dialogue too seldom escape cliche in Gabriel Cowan’s watchable but unmemorable feature". Stephen Farber of ''

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'' wrote, "This limp drama about a band's reunion never sings or soars."

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