Liberal Arts




Bookish and newly single Jesse Fisher returns to his alma mater for his favorite professor’s retirement dinner. A chance meeting with Zibby — a precocious classical-music-loving sophomore — awakens in him long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection.

Genre: Romantic Dramedy
Directed by: Josh Radnor
Screenplay by: Josh Radnor
Produced by: Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Jesse Hara, Lauren Munsch, Josh Radnor
Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Allison Janney, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Reaser

Bachelorette





Regan (Dunst), an overachieving perfectionist, panics when she learns that her plus-size friend, Becky, is marrying a wealthy New Yorker. She enlists the rest of their old high school clique — ditzy beauty Katie (Fisher) and sarcastic drifter Gena (Caplan) — to aid in her duties as maid of honor. But when they arrive in Manhattan for the wedding, the girls find their hard-partying ways at odds with Becky’s new life. A bachelorette party unfolds into a wild night that threatens to destroy the wedding and sends the girls on a race against the clock to fix the damage and get Becky down the aisle. Based on her critically-acclaimed play “Bachelorette,” Leslye Headland writes and directs this comedy about women, friendship, and growing up.

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Leslye Headland
Screenplay by: Leslye Headland
Produced by: Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Lauren Munsch
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Adam Scott, Rebel Wilson, Kyle Bornheimer

 

Higher Ground

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Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut, Higher Ground, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by Carolyn S. Briggs’ memoir, “This Dark World” (screenplay by Carolyn S. Briggs and Tim Metcalfe), the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman’s struggles with belief, love, and trust.

Faith, love, and honesty are the cornerstones of this story of a woman who learns that no matter how many times she loses her footing, she has within herself all that’s necessary to get to a higher place.

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Vera Farmiga
Screenplay by: Carolyn S. Briggs & Tim Metcalfe
Produced by: Claude Dal Farra, Renn Hawkey, Carly Hugo, Matt Parker, Jon Rubinstein, Jonathan Burkhart, Brice Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch
Starring: Vera Farmiga (Oscar® Nominee), Joshua Leonard, Norbert Leo Butz, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Hawkes (Oscar® Nominee), Bill Irwin, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Donna Murphy

 

Predisposed




Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter), and Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) star in Predisposed, an affecting comedy co-written and co-directed by Philip Dorling & Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil) and produced by Neda Armian (Rachel Getting Married) and BCDF Pictures (Higher Ground, Liberal Arts, Bachelorette). 

Predisposed tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program, Eli is faced with the challenge of having his mother enter rehab, and a glitch in the system that leads them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined band of collaborators who are forced to deal with their internal demons over the course of the day.

Genre: Dramatic Comedy
Directed by: Philip Dorling & Ron Nyswaner
Written by: Philip Dorling & Ron Nyswaner (Oscar® Nominee)
Produced by: Neda Armian, Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch, Ron Nyswaner, Paul Prokop
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg (2011 Oscar®Nominee), Melissa Leo (2011 Oscar® Winner), Tracy Morgan

Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding


Directed by two-time Academy Award®–nominated Bruce Beresford, Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding stars Academy Award®–winning Jane Fonda, two-time Academy Award®–nominated Catherine Keener, international heartthrob Chace Crawford, and Sundance’s “breakout star” Elizabeth Olsen.

Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding is a comedy about an uptight New York City lawyer who takes her two spirited teenagers to her hippie mother’s farmhouse in the countryside for a family vacation. What was meant to be a weekend getaway quickly turns into a summer adventure of romance, music, family secrets, and self-discovery.

Genre: Dramatic Comedy
Directed by: Bruce Beresford (Two-Time Oscar® Nominee)
Written by: Christina Mengert & Joseph Muszynski
Produced by: Jonathan Burkhart, Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch
Starring: Jane Fonda (Two-Time Oscar® Winner), Catherine Keener (Two-Time Oscar® Nominee), Chace Crawford, Kyle MacLachlan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff, and Rosanna Arquette

The Last Keepers


Rosmarie (Dukakis) and Abigail (Madsen) are the last survivors of an ancient line of mystics. When Abigail’s teenage daughter Rhea (Mamet) falls in love with a poetically inclined boy (Underwood), she begins to develop magical powers that lead her to discover the truth about the mysterious women in her family and the prophecy they have awaited for generations. But when her magical secret is revealed, Rhea is torn between her desire to live a normal life and the responsibility she has to embrace her gifts and help a world teetering on the edge of disaster.

Genre: Teen Fantasy Romance
Directed by: Maggie Greenwald (Songcatcher, The Ballad of Little Jo)
Written by: Peter Hutchings & Christina Mengert
Produced by: Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Carly Hugo, Lauren Munsch, Matt Parker
Starring: Olympia Dukakis (Oscar® Winner), Virginia Madsen (Oscar® Nominee), Aidan Quinn, Zosia Mamet, Sam Underwood, and Nat Wolff

Rhymes With Banana


Rhymes With Banana is a satirical comedy about two wannabe actresses with big dreams who are coping with rejection and mediocre prospects. Adventure unfolds when a mysterious gentleman moves in next door and the girls take friendship and fantasy to the extreme.

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Peter Hutchings & Joseph Muszynski
Written by: Christina Mengert & Joseph Muszynski
Produced by: Jonathan Burkhart, Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch
Starring: Paul Iacono (Fame, The Hard Times of RJ Berger), Zosia Mamet (The Kids Are All Right), Jaleel White (Family Matters), Jee Young Han

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