▁is ▁sus pected ▁in ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁a ▁missing ▁child . ▁Mac don ald ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Alice ▁Mann ing , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁sus pected ▁in ▁the ▁missing ▁child ' s ▁disapp earance . ▁N ate ▁Parker ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁partner ed ▁with ▁B anks . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁began ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Every ▁Secret ▁Th ing ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁Sp ot light ▁section ▁at ▁the ▁Trib eca ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁film ▁generated ▁a ▁fair ▁amount ▁of ▁bu zz ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁and ▁sold ▁out ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁three ▁screen ings ▁and ▁a ▁fourth ▁screen ing ▁was ▁added ▁that ▁also ▁sold ▁out . ▁The ▁film ▁got ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁The ▁actors ▁were ▁particularly ▁pra ised , ▁especially ▁D iane ▁Lane ' s ▁performance . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁Star z ▁and ▁An chor ▁Bay ▁Entertainment ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁Every ▁Secret ▁Th ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁completed ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Film ▁Festival ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁again ▁widely ▁acc laimed . ▁W ME ▁Global ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁deal ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁film m akers ▁and