SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE

Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie are Sex Addicts in Red Band Trailer for SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE

IFC Films debuted the official poster and Red Band trailer for the romantic comedy SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, directed by Leslye Hedland and starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie. Sleeping With Other People open in theaters on September 11, 2015.
Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done. Fresh, funny, and full of witty insights about modern love, this hilariously heartfelt film “is the rare rom-com that reminds us why we love them so much in the first place” (Time Out New York). Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Natasha Lyonne, and Jason Mantzoukas co-star.
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Richard Gere to be Honored, TIME OUT OF MIND to Open, SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE to Close 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Time Out of Mind directed by Oren Moverman and starring Richard Gere and Jena Malone, will open the 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Richard Gere will also be presented with festival’s highest award, the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema. In the film, Richard Gere plays a homeless man, who is thrown out of his ramshackle apartment and on to the street, with everything he owns in two plastic bags. This powerful story from the life of a homeless person in today’s New York offers a soulful character study of a man whose only hope in an otherwise desperate existence is to try to find reconciliation with his long estranged daughter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Vvn6aPJus In addition to Time Out of Mind (2014), The Karlovy Vary IFF will showcase Richard Gere’s other new film – the drama Franny (2015), the story of a philanthropist who gets involved in the lives of a young married couple in the attempt to compensate for traumas of the past. Born in Philadelphia, Gere devoted himself to music from an early age. Beginning in the 1970s he performed in various theaters and gradually began getting film roles. Richard Gere has also been acknowledged around the world for his clear stances on social issues. He is a personal friend of the Dalai Lama and a steadfast defender of human rights and independence in Tibet. He has also actively stood up for the need to combat AIDS, and is an important donor benefactor and supporter of numerous charity organizations. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will close with a screening of one of the hits of this year’s Sundance festival, Sleeping with Other People, directed by Leslye Headland (pictured above). The romantic comedy is a wink across a quarter of a century to Rob Reiner’s cult film When Harry Met Sally, with all its sparkling dialogue and disarming humour. Jake and Lainey spend one crazy night together in a college dorm room, the first such affair for both of them. When they run into each other in New York twelve years later, they find out that in the meantime both of their love-lives have been dogged by problems with infidelity. They make a deal to form a strictly platonic friendship in spite of a strong mutual attraction for the sake of helping each other find a healthy relationship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG3Q2ua5izw
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“Sleeping with Other People” to Open “I Am Michael” to Close Lineup for 2015 Provincetown International Film Festival

The 2015 Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) running June 17 to 21, 2015, in Provincetown, Massachusetts will open with Leslye Headland’s SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (pictured above), and close with I AM MICHAEL, directed by Justin Kelly. Spotlight Films are James Ponsoldt’s THE END OF THE TOUR, Paul Weitz’s GRANDMA and Jeffrey Schwartz’s TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL. The Festival also unveiled its lineup of narrative and documentary features for its 17th edition. “The independent filmmaking community continues to produce remarkably high quality work, here and abroad, and our feature lineup is a testament to that!” said Connie White, Artistic Director of PIFF. “We are thrilled to welcome these new films and filmmakers to Provincetown in June, and we know that filmgoers will be engaged and entertained by these adventurous, thought-provoking and accomplished films.” The complete lineup of feature films is below. OPENING NIGHT SELECTION SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE – directed by Leslye Headland CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION I AM MICHAEL – directed by Justin Kelly SPOTLIGHT SELECTIONS THE END OF THE TOUR – directed by James Ponsoldt GRANDMA – directed by Paul Weitz TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL – directed by Jeffrey Schwartz NARRATIVE FEATURES 99 HOMES – directed by Ramin Bahrani BEATBOX – directed by Andrew Dresher BREATHE – directed by Mélanie Laurent FRESNO – directed by Jamie Babbit FUNNY BUNNY – directed by Alison Bagnall LEARNING TO DRIVE – directed by Isabel Coixet A LITTLE CHAOS – directed by Alan Rickman MEET ME IN MONTENEGRO – directed by Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen NASTY BABY – directed by Sebastián Silva THE NEW GIRLFRIEND – directed by François Ozon PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS – directed by James C. Strouse RADIATOR – directed by Tom Browne THE SECOND MOTHER – directed by Anna Muylaert SHAUN THE SHEEP – directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT – directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE – directed by Alanté Kavaïté TANGERINE – directed by Sean Baker TEN THOUSAND SAINTS – directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini THOSE PEOPLE – directed by Joey Kuhn TIRED MOONLIGHT – directed by Britni West WILDLIKE – directed by Frank Hall Green YOSEMITE – directed by Gabrielle Demeestere DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ALENTEJO, ALENTEJO – directed by Sérgio Tréfaut THE ARMOR OF LIGHT – directed by Abigail E. Disney BEST OF ENEMIES – directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville THE BIRTH OF SAKÉ – directed by Erik Shirai CALL ME LUCKY – directed by Bobcat Goldthwait CITY OF GOLD – directed by Laura Gabbert CLAMBAKE – directed by Andrea Meyerson DANNY SAYS – directed by Brendan Toller DO I SOUND GAY? – directed by David Thorpe HARRY & SNOWMAN – directed by Ron Davis IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE – directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE AND ANGER – directed by Jean Carlomusto LISTEN TO ME MARLON – directed by Stevan Riley LIVE FROM NEW YORK! – directed by Bao Nguyen LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS – directed by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt OUT TO WIN – directed by Malcolm Ingram OUTERMOST RADIO – directed by Alan Chebot PACKED IN A TRUNK: THE LOST ART OF EDITH LAKE WILKINSON – directed by Michelle Boyaner PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT – directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland THE STATE OF MARRIAGE – directed by Jeffrey Kaufman THE WOLFPACK – directed by Crystal Moselle
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KING JACK, TRANSFATTY LIVES Win Audience Awards of 2015 Tribeca Film Festival

King Jack, directed by Felix Thompson, won the Audience Award for Best Narrative, and TransFatty Lives, directed by Patrick O’Brien, won the Audience Award for Best Documentary award at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF). “The awards go to two powerful and charming stories of young men facing their deepest fears and overcoming their own challenges,” said Genna Terranova, Festival Director, Tribeca Film Festival. “These fiction and non-fiction stories of triumph and resilience clearly resonated with audiences this year.” King Jack, directed and written by Felix Thompson. (USA) (pictured above) – World Premiere, Narrative. Growing up in a rural town filled with violent delinquents, Jack has learned to do what it takes to survive, despite having an oblivious mother and no father. After his aunt falls ill and a younger cousin comes to stay with him, the hardened 15-year-old discovers the importance of friendship, family, and looking for happiness even in the most desolate of circumstances. TransFatty Lives, directed by Patrick O’Brien, co-written by Patrick O’Brien, Scott Crowningshield, Lasse Jarvi, Doug Pray. (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. Director Patrick O’Brien is TransFatty, the onetime NYC deejay and Internet meme-making superstar. In 2005, O’Brien began to document his life after being diagnosed with ALS and given only two to five years to live. TransFatty Lives is a brazen and illustrative account of what it’s like to live when you find out you are going to die. The runners-up were Song of Lahore, directed by Andy Schocken and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, for the documentary audience award and Sleeping With Other People, directed by Leslye Headland, for the narrative audience award. Throughout the Festival, which kicked off on April 15, audiences were able to vote by completing nomination ballots upon exiting screenings of TFF films. Films in the World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, Viewpoints, Spotlight, and Midnight sections were eligible. Song of Lahore, directed by Andy Schocken and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. (USA, Pakistan) – World Premiere, Documentary. Until the late 1970s, the Pakistani city of Lahore was world-renowned for its music. Following the Islamization of Pakistan, many artists struggled to continue their life’s work. Song of Lahore turns the spotlight on a group of stalwart musicians that kept playing and ultimately attracted listeners from around the world. In English, Punjabi, and Urdu with subtitles. Sleeping With Other People, directed and written by Leslye Headland. (USA) – New York Premiere, Narrative. Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie star as two romantic failures whose years of serial infidelity and self-sabotage have led them to swear that their relationship will remain strictly platonic. But can love still bloom while you’re sleeping with other people? Writer/director Leslye Headland’s (Bachelorette) sexy romantic comedy co-stars Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, and Natasha Lyonne. An IFC Films Release
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Complete Film Lineup Announced for 2015 Sarasota Film Festival

The Sarasota Film Festival announced its full line-up, including its Narrative Feature Competition, Independent Visions Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, its Sundance/Gate Foundation Shorts, its Centerpiece and Spotlight films, and its Best of the Web Program for the 2015 Festival taking place April 10th Through April 19th, 2015.

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