Alessandro Nivola, Julianne Nicholson, and Johnny Knoxville star in Weightless, described as the haunting drama of a man, living on the margins of society, who suddenly finds himself responsible for a ten year-old son whom he hasn’t seen since infancy.  An alienated loner who can barely take care of himself, he struggles to forge a relationship with this lonely, at-risk child. Weightless will open theatrically in New York (Village East) and Los Angeles (Arena Cinelounge Sunset ) on Friday, November 9.

Canadian director Jaron Albertin is a celebrated talent in the video and commercial world. In 2015, year he won the most prestigious award for advertising, the Palm d’Or at Cannes for his directorial work on Under Armour’s I Will What I Want campaign with Gisele Bündchen. His other numerous accolades include a Bronze Cannes Lion and additional Cannes Lion Shortlist, a prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil (and additional Pencil nomination), Gold and Bronze Clio Awards, an AICP Award, and the PLUG Award for Music Video of the Year.

Weightless, co-written by BAFTA and Tony winning writer/playwright Enda Walsh (Once, Hunger) is his feature film directorial debut.