New TFC Spring Titles from Sundance, Tribeca and Beyond

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Changing the Game • Always in Season • Sell By
After So Many Days • Leonard Soloway’s Broadway • Surfer’s Paradise


	Dear Programmers: We at The Film Collaborative are proud to bring you the most exciting and eclectic line-up we’ve ever had the pleasure to present in one fell swoop… CHANGING THE GAME is a ground-breaking doc examining trans student athletes, premiering this week at the Tribeca Film Festival! ALWAYS IN SEASON is the award-winning doc on lynching in America that has been confronting audiences on the Festival circuit since winning a jury award at Sundance 2019; SELL BY is a beautiful contemporary romantic comedy premiering in late May at the InsideOut LGBT Festival in Toronto; AFTER SO MANY DAYS is an amazing musical journey with the band JIM AND SAM as they tour the world in search of the meaning of success; LEONARD SOLOWAY’S BROADWAY wowed its hometown at the Cleveland International Film Festival with its loving portrait of the greatest living Broadway theater producer you’ve probably never heard of; and SURFER’S PARADISE is the rare gem we’ve been waiting for, an accomplished sci-fi episodic pilot with a futuristic gay twist. You’ll enjoy them all if you are adventurous and brave! Please email us at festivals@thefilmcollaborative.org for screeners. All best, The Film Collaborative


	2019 \| USA \| 95 min. Director Michael Barnett Writers Michael Barnett, Michael Mahaffie Producers Clare Tucker, Alex Schmider Executive Producers Alex Schmider, Chris Mosier, Jeffrey Pechter, Jeffrey Ellermeyer, Carlos Cusco, Emerson Machtus, Andrew Davies Gans, Allen Orr Co-Executive Producer Russell Sanzgiri Associate Producers Jenn Roman, Jess Berry Editors Michael Mahaffie, Amanda Griffin Cinematographers Turner Jumonville, Michael Barnett Music Tyler Strickland Cast Mack Beggs, Sarah Rose Huckman, Andraya Yearwood		Changing the Game ABOUT THE FILM: Michael Barnett’s dynamic documentary takes us into the lives of three high school athletes—all at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and unique paths as transgender teens. Their stories span across the U.S.—from Sarah, a skier and teen policymaker in New Hampshire, to Andraya, a track star in Connecticut openly transitioning into her authentic self. The film centers on Mack Beggs, who made headlines last year when he became the Texas State Champion in wrestling and was heralded as a hero by some while receiving hate and threats from others. Trans athletes have to work harder than their cisgender peers in order to thrive in their field while also having the courage and resilience to face daily harassment and discrimination. The kids in this film have found sports as a way to channel the negativity around them into a positive, to gain a sense of self-worth and validation. This film is their urgent, articulate plea for acceptance. —Lucy Mukerjee, Tribeca Film Festival FESTIVALS 2019: Tribeca (World Premiere) FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray MORE INFO: IMDb Page Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2019 \| USA \| 89 min. Director Jacqueline Olive Writers Jacqueline Olive, Don Bernier Producers Jacqueline Olive, Jessica Devaney Executive Producers Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Jim Butterworth, Daniel J. Chalfen, Patty Quillin, Joan Platt, Regina K. Scully, Geralyn Dreyfous Supervising Producer for ITVS Michael Ehrenzweig Executive Producer for Black Public Media Leslie Fields-Cruz Co-Executive Producers Leslie Berriman & Nion McEvoy, Katy Drake Bettner, Nancy Stephens & Rick Rosenthal, Barbara Dobkin, Jodie Evans Co-Producers Lisa Valencia-Svensson, Anya Rous Editor Don Bernier Cinematographers Patrick Sheehan, S. Leo Chiang Graphics & Animation by Scott Grossman Music Osei Essed Narrated by Danny Glover		Always in Season ABOUT THE FILM: In the small town of Bladenboro, NC, seventeen-year-old Lennon Lacy was found hanging from a swing set on August 29, 2014. Despite inconsistencies in the evidence, local officials quickly ruled Lennon’s death a suicide, but his mother, Claudia, believes Lennon was lynched. A few hundred miles from Bladenboro, in Monroe, Georgia, a diverse group of residents, including the daughter of a former Ku Klux Klan leader, annually reenact a 1946 quadruple lynching to make sure that the victims are never forgotten. The reenactors also believe some of the perpetrators may still be living in the area. Directed, produced, and written by Jacqueline Olive, ALWAYS IN SEASON explores the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching nearly 5,000 African Americans and connects this form of racial terrorism with racial violence today. At the height of their popularity, lynchings attracted tens of thousands of white men, women, and children spectators. They were public events, complete with souvenirs and photographs. Train seats were even specially reserved for out-of-towners to watch. Victims were tortured, mutilated, and photographed for hours. Lynching was like the sport of hunting, and black people were “always in season.” ALWAYS IN SEASON follows Claudia Lacy as she moves from paralyzing grief to leading the fight for justice for her son. As the film unfolds, Lennon’s case, and the suspicions surrounding it, intersect with stories of other communities committed to breaking the silence of their own recent histories and leading the way to justice. ALWAYS IN SEASON asks what will it take for Americans to build a national movement for racial justice and reconciliation? FESTIVALS 2019: Sundance (World Premiere) AWARDS U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency (Sundance) FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray MORE INFO: alwaysinseasonfilm.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2019 \| USA \| 94 min. Writer & Director Mike Doyle Producers Mandy Ward, Ellyn Vander Wyden, Kaolin Bass Cinematographer Ludovic Littee Cast Scott Evans, Augustus Prew, Kate Walsh, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Buteau, Zoe Chao, Colin Donnell		Sell By ABOUT THE FILM: Does every relationship have an expiration date? Adam and Marklin are about to find out. Their 5-year relationship has gone from a passionate flame to a medium burn, forcing them to reconcile with each other’s shortcomings, all while watching their support network crumble around them. Best friend Cammy’s latest beau checks all of her boxes—if you don’t count that he actually lives in a box; Haley’s student is more interested in studying her than studying for the SATs; and Elizabeth and Damon—the “stable” ones—are on the brink of divorce after 15 years of so-called bliss. But, in this mess, hope springs eternal as they all muddle their way through to try to make life work. FESTIVALS 2019: Toronto Inside Out (World Premiere) FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray MORE INFO: sellbymovie.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2019 \| USA \| 87 min. Directors Jim Hanft, Samantha Yonack Writers Natalia Anderson, Jim Hanft, Kyle Weber, Samantha Yonack Producers Natalia Anderson, Jim Hanft, Kyle Weber, Samantha Yonack Executive Producers Clinton Trucks, Mike Zwahlen Cast Jim Hanft, Samantha Yonack		After So Many Days ABOUT THE FILM: After a decade of making music together, Jim and Sam, a recently married singer-songwriter duo from Los Angeles, were not the successful band they hoped they’d be. Feeling stuck and anxious about their future, the duo made a spontaneous decision to go “all in,” making a pact to play one show every day for a year. With suitcases and a guitar, the troubadours ventured out for a 365-day tour down unexplored roads, and onto unexpected stages, bringing their music to new audiences throughout 14 different countries. AFTER SO MANY DAYS is an intimate front-row seat to the highs and lows of what it’s like for two people to pursue a dream, together. FESTIVALS 2019: Dallas International Film Festival FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray MORE INFO: aftersomanydays.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2018 \| USA \| 84 min. Director Jeff Wolk Writer Margaret Murphy Producers Jeff Wolk, Margaret Murphy Associate Producer Sal Scamardo Editor Madeline Parksmith Cinematographer Katy Scoggin Cast John Slattery, Tovah Feldshuh, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Ashleyh, Debbie Gravitte, Philip J. Smith Narrated by Campbell Scott		Leonard Soloway's Broadway ABOUT THE FILM: This film is an inside look at the “business” of “show business.” In a career that has spanned more than seventy years, Soloway has been involved with over 150 productions, which have collected more than 40 Tony Awards, 21 Drama Desk Awards, and two Pulitzer Prizes. At the age of 90, Leonard Soloway’s love for the theater has not dimmed. As he faces the challenges of a new production, from raising money to weathering the anticipation of reviews, he is totally engaged in the process with an ever-ready smile and a wink. Even as we witness his latest production reach a disappointing end, in the course of this film Leonard Soloway wouldn’t trade what he does (as Irving Berlin once wrote in song) “for a pot of gold.” And he is already planning his next show. FESTIVALS 2019: Cleveland International (World Premiere) FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray MORE INFO: hawkhouseproductions.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2019 \| USA \| 32 min. (Pilot Episode) Director Max Gold Producers Ben Palacios, Toaster Pictures, Maya Kvetny Editors Chris Rucinski, Patrick Lawrence Cinematographer Stephen Tringali		Surfer's Paradise ABOUT THE SERIES: A human invited to live in the company of AI struggles between divided loyalties. FESTIVALS 2019: QFlix Philadelphia (World Premiere) FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray MORE INFO: BLINDHUMMINGBIRD.COM Email us for screeners or streaming links.

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