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meet nicol 🎥 @idiotkamovie is having its NYC premiere at @thedowntownfestival - OCT 18th, 4 PM. come watch and hang around for a special Q&A with @nastp, @annabaryshnikov and yours truly!!

In 2016, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premiered “Wells for Boys.” The sketch, co-written by Julio Torres and Jeremy Beiler, introduced a young, sensitive boy who, unlike his peers, didn’t want to be a four-star chef or win the race. Instead, he just longed to be understood. “Some kids like to play, others sort-of just wait for adulthood,” a voice-over explained. As I watched Griffin Nafly, the titular character in GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, I couldn’t help but think of the sensitive boy at the well. Nearly a decade later, that sketch has stayed with me (and I imagine others) in lightly poking fun at a kind of child that’s more common in real life than represented in film or television. Perhaps that’s why I had such a visceral reaction to GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, the feature directorial debut from Nicholas Colia that tells the story of a 14-year-old boy (an astounding debut from Everett Blunck) coming to terms with adulthood’s first peckings. It’s at once a gentle and compassionate portrayal of the life of a front-of-the-classroom kid living in a small town he thinks he’s outgrown, while also being a meditation on the powers of the creative spirit in imbuing life with meaning. In short, I loved it. I think you will as well. I did a full interview in my Substack with Nicholas Colia as well as the great Melanie Lynskey, who plays Griffin’s mother, Helen — the film’s steady center. I think the film is a triumph in both filmmaking and storytelling and warmed my heart as much as it had me peeing my pants with laughter. I hope you’ll watch it (now available on VOD!) because it’s great AND because you see the value in supporting indie filmmaking and the indie filmmakers who tell stories that would never be greenlit by big studios. These stories deserve to be told and they have audiences who want to consume them. Us. This is one of those stories!

They grow up so fast 😭 Griffin in Summer is now available to watch at home on VOD! @griffininsummerfilm

i could get used to this CDMX life

And... ACTION! Go behind the scenes of our latest campaign with the star herself, @camimendes 🎬

Life’s a movie – you might as well be the star ⭐️ No matter the scene, @camimendes knows it’s Anthro, Always. Cut to the perfect wardrobe with our NEW collection at the link in bio.

our firstborn child @griffininsummerfilm is finally out in the world 🎉 two years ago, in the middle of the actors’ strike, rachel and i flew to virginia to produce an indie that resonated with us so deeply. we hadn’t even figured out our company name yet, but we knew that this project, and the opportunity of being a part of its creation, was a special gift we couldn’t pass on. so proud of what we were able to accomplish alongside this incredible cast and crew 🫶🏽 now do us a favor and go meet griffin in select theaters now! link in bio

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all aboard el buque fantasma 🇲🇽👀

Your summer might be ending, but Griffin’s is just getting started ☀️ Griffin in Summer - exclusively in theaters starting August 29th.

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