"You aren't trying hard enough, Maxwell!" Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for Songs for a Sloth, the feature debut of music video director Bradley Hasse. On the verge of a major breakdown, Maxwell meets a talking sloth in his dreams (voiced by Jack McBrayer) and becomes obsessed with saving the animal's habitat in his waking life by returning to his first passion of music. He devises a crazy scheme to make a music for a sloth fundraiser. The indie dramedy stars Richard Hollman, Ava Eisenson, Brian McCarthy, with Arian Moayad. Thankfully this looks as wacky and weird as it sounds, and there doesn't even seem to be any live sloths in it, just this goofy puppet one. Huh. Might be a fun watch? Or not so fun... Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Bradley Hasse's Songs for a Sloth, direct from YouTube: On the edge of a nervous breakdown,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The 31st Inside Out Toronto 2Slgbtq+ Film Festival this week unveiled its full lineup for its virtual edition, which will run May 27-June 6. A total of 143 films including 33 features and five episodic series will unspool, according to new executive director Lauren Howes and director of programming Andrew Murphy. A total of 70% of this year’s selected films are by women/trans/non-binary directors
Natalie Morales’ directorial debut Language Lessons, which won the audience award at this year’s SXSW, will open the festival, with the Charli Xcx documentary Alone Together set to close. Highlights of the slate include Sundance winner Ma Belle, My Beauty, Wes Hurley’s Potato Dreams of America and Mari Walker’s See You Then, along with the world premiere of Shelley Thompsons’ trans family drama Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor. Docs include the Zachary Quinto-narrated Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story and Drag Invasion,...
Natalie Morales’ directorial debut Language Lessons, which won the audience award at this year’s SXSW, will open the festival, with the Charli Xcx documentary Alone Together set to close. Highlights of the slate include Sundance winner Ma Belle, My Beauty, Wes Hurley’s Potato Dreams of America and Mari Walker’s See You Then, along with the world premiere of Shelley Thompsons’ trans family drama Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor. Docs include the Zachary Quinto-narrated Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story and Drag Invasion,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack McBrayer, known to legions of “30 Rock” enthusiasts as Kenneth the Page, has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy “Songs for a Sloth.”
The independent film will be directed by frequent commercial and music video director Bradley Hasse in his feature directorial debut. He also wrote the script with actor Richard Hollman.
McBrayer will voice the titular sloth in the live-action comedic drama. He joins a cast that includes Hollman (“Law and Order”), Brian McCarthy (“The Americans”), Ava Eisenson (“Dietland”) and Arian Moayed (“Succession”).
The movie follows Maxwell Grant (Hollman), the man on the verge of a nervous breakdown when he discovers his late father left him a sloth sanctuary. When a talking sloth visits his dreams, Maxwell becomes obsessed with saving the animal’s habitat.
“I have always enjoyed doing fun projects with fun people, and this movie allowed me to both support indie film during a super weird time,...
The independent film will be directed by frequent commercial and music video director Bradley Hasse in his feature directorial debut. He also wrote the script with actor Richard Hollman.
McBrayer will voice the titular sloth in the live-action comedic drama. He joins a cast that includes Hollman (“Law and Order”), Brian McCarthy (“The Americans”), Ava Eisenson (“Dietland”) and Arian Moayed (“Succession”).
The movie follows Maxwell Grant (Hollman), the man on the verge of a nervous breakdown when he discovers his late father left him a sloth sanctuary. When a talking sloth visits his dreams, Maxwell becomes obsessed with saving the animal’s habitat.
“I have always enjoyed doing fun projects with fun people, and this movie allowed me to both support indie film during a super weird time,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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