EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park International acquired the SXSW Public Award winner Baltimorons of the filmmaker Jay Duplass.
The photo represents a return for Duplass as a director after 14 years, during this time, he played on Die for sex, transparent And Industry and also created a series such as Unit And Hall 104.
Baltimorons Stars Michael Strassner (Young Rock, a spy film, a modern family, parks and leisure), whose personal life inspired the story he co-wrote with Duplass, opposite Liz Larsen (Madoff,
Keep faith). Strassner plays a new improvisation actor, sober cliff Cashen who needs emergency
Dental treatment the day before Christmas while Larsen plays Didi, the dentist without frills who is the only one to answer his call. A series of unpredictable misadventures maintains this improbable duo during the 24 hours while Cliff and Didi are fighting to overcome their closure by their families, will face their biggest fears and discover a surprising and tender connection.
Baltimorons is a Duplass Brothers Production photo produced by David Bonnett, Strassner, Jay Duplass and Drew Langer and Executive produced by Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn and Shuli Harel.
Hyde Park International is a subsidiary of the Hyde Park entertainment group of Ashok Amritraj.
Carl Clifton of Hyde Park said: “I am delighted to be here, working with the completely brilliant gang Duplass Brothers. Baltimorons is hilarious, comforting and completely irresistible. What Jay created, with the legend of the manufacture of Michael Strassner and the adorable Liz Larsen, is pure cinematographic gold. It is a romantic comedy for today and for ages. “”
Jay Duplass said: “We are so delighted to work again with Hyde Park, this time bringing Baltimorons in the world. Their meaning, their sensitivity and their great expectations are perfectly suitable for our relational comedy carried out just through the pond. »»
Baltimorons Won the public prize as a narrative projector at this year’s SXSW.
Jay Duplass has See you when I see you With Kaitlyn Dever, David Duchovny and Lucy Boynton in post-production and is represented by Brad Schenk. Chris Andrews and Yale Wolman at the CAA and managed by Naomi Odenkirk at Ope Partners. Michael Strassner is replaced by Sam Bringardner at the CAA and managed by Matt Fechter. Liz Larsen is taken over by Daniel Delawder at CESD Talent Agency and
Managed by Steve Maihack at 44 West.
