Directed by:
Alma Har'elScreenplay:
Shia LaBeoufCinematography:
Natasha BraierComposer:
Alex SomersCast:
Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe, Laura San Giacomo, Natasha Lyonne, Maika Monroe, Clifton Collins Jr., Martin Starr, Dorian Brown Pham, Craig Stark (more)VOD (2)
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From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, award-winning filmmaker Alma Har'el brings to life a young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father through cinema and dreams. Fictionalising his childhood's ascent to stardom, and subsequent adult crash-landing into rehab and recovery, Har'el casts Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges as Otis Lort, navigating different stages in a frenetic career. LaBeouf takes on the daring and therapeutic challenge of playing a version of his own father, an ex-rodeo clown and a felon. Artist and musician FKA twigs makes her feature-film debut, playing neighbour and kindred spirit to the younger Otis in their garden-court motel home. Har'el's feature narrative debut is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between filmmaker and subject, exploring art as therapy and imagination as hope. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2020 - Alma Har'el (Best Director)
- 2020 - Shia LaBeouf (Best Supporting Male)
- 2020 - Noah Jupe (Best Supporting Male)
- 2020 - Natasha Braier (Best Cinematography)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2020 - Noah Jupe (Best Young Actor/Actress)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2019 - Alma Har'el (World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision & Design)
- 2019 - Alma Har'el (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)