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DONALD CRIED

Directed by Kris Avedisian

Produced by Kyle Martin (TINY FURNITURE)

 Written by Kris Avedisian, Kyle Espeleta and Jesse Wakeman

 Starring: Kris Avedisian, Jesse Wakeman, Louisa Krause

OPENING THEATRICALLY IN FEBRUARY

"A HILARIOUS LOOK AT ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.  A PITCH-PERFECT EMBODIMENT OF A WANNABE CHARMER.  SHADINGS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER STUFFER INTO THE MOLD OF A BOISTEROUS R-RATED COMEDY." - Eric Kohn, Indiewire

"A COMEDY OF DISCOMFORT...PLENTY OF ANXIOUS, CRINGE-INDUCING HUMOR”  - Nick Schager, Variety

"HILARIOUSLY HEARTBREAKING", Alejandro Veciana - Film Comment

*SXSW 2016 - Official Selection*

*New Directors / New Films 2016 - Official Selection*

*AFI Fest - Winner - American Independents Audience Award*

Synopsis

Director/writer/star Kris Avedisian expertly deconstructs the contemporary obsession with the "man-child" in this darkly funny story about former childhood best friends who reconnect decades later in their working-class Rhode Island neighborhood. Peter Latang (Jesse Wakeman) left his childhood home of Warwick, Rhode Island to reinvent himself as a slick, Wall Street mover and shaker.  When he's suddenly forced to return home to bury his grandmother, he loses his wallet on the trip and ends up at loose ends.  Stranded and broke, Peter looks to the only person he can think of to help him out - his next door neighbor and former childhood friend Donald (played by Avedisian). The ever-eccentric Donald hasn't changed a bit, and what starts as a simple favor turns into a long and unhinged van ride into their past.  Painfully awkward moments and increasingly bizarre – and dangerous – hijinks ensue, as the friends rediscover their stifled aggression and teenaged rebelliousness.  Avedisian’s pitch-perfect first feature is a brilliant twist on the family-reunion melodrama and the classic buddy comedy.

TRT: 85 Minutes

Country: USA

Language:  English

OPENING THEATRICALLY IN FEBRUARY