It was announced today that Josh Mond's JAMES WHITE will make its Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery Programme.
Starring Christopher Abbot, Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi, Cynthia Nixon, Ron Livingston, David Call, and Mackenzie Leigh, JAMES WHITE is a coming-of-age story about a young New Yorker struggling to take control of his reckless, self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges. JAMES WHITE was the recipient of the 2015
Sundance "Best of Next" Award.
JAMES WHITE is Josh Mond's feature film debut as a director. He has worked as producer on a number of films including the award-winning MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE for which he was recognized with an Independent Spirit Award nomination and shared the Los Angeles Film Critic Association New Generation Award.
JAMES WHITE will be released theatrically Fall 2015 by The Film Arcade.
TIFF SCREENINGS
Press & Industry 1
Sun. Sept. 13 / 9:45am / Scotiabank 13
Public 1
Thurs. Sept. 17 / 6:00pm / Ryerson
Public 2
Fri. Sept. 18 / 5:00pm / TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 1
About JAMES WHITE
James White (Christopher Abbott) is a troubled twenty-something trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats further into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother (Cynthia Nixon) battles a serious illness James is forced to take control of his life. As the pressure on him mounts, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely. The directorial debut of MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE producer Josh Mond, JAMES WHITE, which had its world premiere at
Sundance Film Festival 2014 where it was the winner of the "Best of Next" Audience Award, is a confident and closely observed debut that explores loss and the deep relationship between a mother and son.
Abbott's strong central performance is aided by a stellar supporting cast featuring Cynthia Nixon ("Sex and the City"), Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi ("Comedy Bang! Bang!"), and Ron Livingston (DRINKING BUDDIES). Shot on location in New York City with an intimate visual style, JAMES WHITE follows its lead into deep, affecting places while still maintaining its fragile humanity.
About The Film Arcade
Founded in 2012, The Film Arcade is an independent film distribution company that recently released Jim Strouse's PEOPLE PLACES THINGS starring Jemaine Clement and Kris Swanberg's UNEXPECTED starring Cobie Smulders and Anders Holms. Previous films include SONG ONE starring Anne Hathaway, A.C.O.D. starring Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins and Amy Poehler and Jill Soloway's AFTERNOON DELIGHT starring Kathryn Hahn, Jane Lynch and Juno Temple. The Film Arcade recently acquired Josh Mond's JAMES WHITE starring Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon and will release the film later this year.
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