At the Virginia Film Festival Oct. 24, “The Cashier” will put Andy Edmunds, director of the film and longtime director of the Virginia Film Office, in his newly adopted directorial seat. While in his 15-year role at VFO reeling in box-office productions to film in Virginia, Edmunds said he felt an unflagging itch to settle behind the camera himself, which brought “The Cashier” to life in his hometown of Richmond.
The dark comedy marks Edmunds’ debut as a writer and director, following the protagonist Glenda, an understated cashier portrayed by television star Daphne Maxwell Reid in her first leading role in a feature film. Glenda happens upon a $1.6 billion lottery ticket lost by Atlee Elmont, a hapless domestic terrorist played by Michael Marundé, which serves as the impetus for the ensuing narrative.
Maxwell Reid’s character fervently abides by her sense of morality, stirring a whirlwind of humorous conflict as word of the billion-dollar prize spreads to Atlee and his twin brother Aaron Elmont, also played by Marundé. With recent award-winning screenings at the Richmond International, Washington West and Middleburg Film Festivals, the Paramount Theater’s upcoming showing caps off a statewide tour for “The Cashier.”…