Gayby dazzles the press post LAFILMFEST & BAM/ROOFTOP (NYC)
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Dear Friends and Buyers,
As we close more deals for GAYBY coming off of Los Angeles Film Festival and the BAM/Rooftop Films screenings in NYC, we wanted to kvell a bit as they say in Yiddish and share the great press the film has received so far.
And we'd love for you to have a sneak peak at the hilarious new trailer.
More to come during Outfest!
All the best,
Orly
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“The pacing is brisk and the zingers plentiful…Harris deserves special credit for her deft displays of physical comedy.” —Joe Leydon, Variety
“GAYBY delivers heart and hilarity through a modern-day take on delivering a family.” —Allison Loring, Film School Rejects
“GAYBY’s wit and warmth twist around a now-perennial screwball dilemma—a thirtysomething woman’s last-ditch scheme to get pregnant, with the aid (and sperm) of a gay friend—gives it an attractive indie edge…Lisecki directs deftly and lightly, and spreads the jokes around his strong cast, but Harris couldn’t be better at its center as the forlorn, self-mocking and ineptly vengeful Jenn.”
—David D'Arcy, Screen Daily
“Consistently fun.” —Jessica Baxter, Film Threat
“Imagine The Next Best Thing with a funnier script and a real actress instead of Madonna as the baby mama, and you’re in the approximate vicinity of Gayby. [A]sweet-natured comedy is flavored by warm characters, an appealing cast and tangy observations on friendship, dating and relationships—gay and straight.” —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“A real joy…the writing is really hilarious and the extended supporting cast is simply fantastic.” —Jordan Hoffman, IFC.com
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“[Director] Jonathan Lisecki is like a great jazz musician: take a familiar tune, run through it once, then make some magic.…The ensemble is all very strong and features some welcome faces (hey, there's Adam from Girls! There's Charlie from The West Wing!) but it's Lisecki's writing that really shines through… a fantastic first feature for a major new comedy voice.” —Jordan Hoffman, About.com
“…Laugh-out-loud.” —Steve Dollar, The Wall Street Journal
“…the movie's real star is its screenplay. Relying on constant one-liners, sparkling wit and awkward refrains, GAYBY never slows down to get preachy even as its characters confront real issues…[this] charming crowd-pleaser allows its deeper themes about progressive family life to gradually settle in. By the end, GAYBY has earned the right to be utterly sweet, heartfelt and wildly entertaining at the same time. Lisecki, making his feature-length directorial debut, announces himself as a strong new voice in American cinema with a resolutely modern eye.” —Eric Kohn, Rooftop Films
“Hilarious.” —Anne Thompson, Thompson on Hollywood
“Don't miss Jonathan Lisecki’s GAYBY, a hilariously bitchy but sweet comedy that serves as Gotham’s answer to Portlandia.” —Aaron Hillis, The Village Voice
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Sex with your best friend has never been this reproductive.
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Gayby
Contact
Orly Ravid, orly@thefilmcollaborative.org, t.323.610.8128
About the film Jenn (Jenn Harris, currently starring Off-Broadway as Clarice Starling in Silence! The Musical) and Matt (Matthew Wilkas, currently starring in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway) are best friends from college who are now in their 30s. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer’block and can’t get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together—the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood? GAYBY is an irreverent comedy about friendship, growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you chose.
Get a sneak peak at the hilarious new trailer.
For more information about the film, please visit the website.
2012 | USA | 89 min.
Writer & Director Jonathan Lisecki
Producers Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell
Executive Producers Zeke Farrow, Laura Heberton
Editor Ann Husaini
Cinematographer Clay Liford
Production Designer Cat Navarro
Music Giancarlo Vulcano
Cast Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Mike Doyle, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Jack Ferver, Jonathan Lisecki, Louis Cancelmi, Alycia Delmore, Charlie Barnett, Adam Driver, Joanne Tucker, Sarita Choudhury, Dulé Hill
TERRITORIES The World (except North America)
FESTIVALS SXSW (World Premiere), Seattle International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Frameline, BAMcinemaFest, Outfest
WEBSITE: gaybyfilm.com
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