There's more to look forward to than just sun this summer. The Nantucket Film Festival just announced this year's lineup -- with Screenwriters Colony mentors and alumni in the mix!
Long-time Colony mentor ALISSA SHIPP, who has produced for This American Life Films since 2006, is Executive Producer of Mike Bribiglia and Ira Glass' SLEEPWALK WITH ME, just announced as the centerpiece film. The movie follows the struggles of a bartender trying to handle a new career in stand up comedy and his too-serious girlfriend all the while dealing with a sleep disorder that makes him act out his dreams.
Also on the program for NFF, is FUTURE WEATHER, the project of Screenwriter's Colony alumna JENNY DELLER. The film tells the story of a young teenage girl, stuck with her grandmother after her dreamer mother abandons her. Her obsession with ecological disaster forces them to think about their futures.
Running from June 20-24, 2012, the Nantucket Film Festival will include 37 features, 4 Quebec Cinema sidebar films, and 31 shorts. Passes are on sale and tickets go on sale May 24th. If you want to peek at the program, you can see the list of films here.
And if you can't wait to see FUTURE WEATHER? Not a problem! Future Weather is also playing the Tribeca Film Festival this Sunday April 29th. You catch the movie and stay for a discussion after the film with writer/director Jenny Deller, Producer Kristin Fairweather, and actresses Lili Taylor, Amy Madigan, and Perla Haney-Jardine. More info here.
(Post written by Dana Rachel Eckstein)
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