{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox film | image = Crystal Cross poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Richie Follin | producer = Peter Hagan | writer = Richie Follin | starring = {{Plainlist| * Rubyrose Hill * Missi Pyle * Samantha Robinson * Lukas Haas * Luke Baines * David Lowe * Barbara Williams * Richie Follin }} | music = {{Plainlist| * Richie Follin (score) * Guards (songs) }} | cinematography = Mauro Fernandez | editing = Peter Hagan | studio = {{Plainlist| * American Rhapsody * Seventh Symphony }} | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2025|10|23|Austin Film Festival}} | runtime = 88 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Crystal Cross''''' is a 2025 American romantic black comedy drama film written and directed by Richie Follin. It stars Rubyrose Hill, Missi Pyle, Samantha Robinson, Lukas Haas, Luke Baines, David Lowe, Barbara Williams, and Follin.
The film premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 23, 2025.
==Premise== Dotty, a Christian singer chasing fame, hitches a ride with James, a grieving father bent on ending his life. On the road, their twisted love story unfolds as two desperate souls find faith, music, and truth on the way to life and death.
==Cast== * Rubyrose Hill as Dotty * Missi Pyle as Therapist * Samantha Robinson * Lukas Haas * Luke Baines * David Lowe * Barbara Williams * Richie Follin as James
==Production== In August 2025, it was announced that Richie Follin had written, directed, and composed a romantic black comedy drama film titled ''Crystal Cross'', starring Rubyrose Hill, Missi Pyle, Samantha Robinson, Lukas Haas, Luke Baines, David Lowe, Barbara Williams, and Follin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/train-dreams-pulls-into-austin-film-festival-lineup-13407000/ |website=The Austin Chronicle |title=Train Dreams Pulls Into Austin Film Festival Lineup |first=Richard |last=Whittaker |date=August 26, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref>
==Release== ''Crystal Cross'' premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 23, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 30, 2025 |title=32nd Annual Austin Film Festival Full Schedule Announcement |url=https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/32nd-annual-austin-film-festival-full-schedule-announcement/ |website=Austin Film Festival |access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref> The film also screened at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on April 13, 2026,<ref>{{cite web |first=Michele |last=Stueven |date=April 6, 2026 |title=The Beverly Hills Film Festival Will Sock It To You Starting Monday, April 13 |url=https://www.laweekly.com/the-beverly-hills-film-festival-will-sock-it-to-you-starting-monday-april-13/ |website=LA Weekly |access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref> and will screen at the Brooklyn Film Festival on June 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crystal Cross - Brooklyn Film Festival |url=https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/film-detail?fid=3038 |website=Brooklyn Film Festival |access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt38120535}}
Category:2025 American films Category:2025 English-language films Category:2025 black comedy films Category:2025 romantic drama films Category:American black comedy films Category:American romantic drama films