Beside Still Waters (film)

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Beside Still Waters
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Directed by Chris Lowell
Written byChris Lowell
Mohit Narang
Produced byChris Lowell, Steven Gorel, Jason Potash, Paul Finkle
Starring Ryan Eggold
Beck Bennett
Will Brill
Brett Dalton
Erin Darke
Jessy Hodges
Britt Lower
Reid Scott
CinematographyTimothy Naylor
Edited byNick Houy
Production
company
Storyboard Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12)(MVFF)
  • November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)(United States)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$207,061

Beside Still Waters is an American comedy-drama film co-written, produced, and directed by actor Chris Lowell in his directorial debut. The film was released on November 14, 2014. [1]

Contents

Plot

In the wake of his parents' deaths and about to sell their summer home, Daniel has one final weekend with his friends, reality TV star James, recently unemployed Tom, Martin and his wife Abby, Charley, and Daniel's ex-girlfriend Olivia and her fiancé Henry.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Petoskey, Michigan. [2]

Release

Beside Still Waters had its world premiere at the 36th Mill Valley Film Festival on October 12, 2013. The film screened at the Austin Film Festival on October 26, 2013 (where it won the Jury Prize and the Audience Award [3] ), and the Atlanta Film Festival on March 29, 2014. It opened the Sonoma Film Festival on April 2, 2014. On August 20, 2014, it was announced that Tribeca Film bought the film and had set a limited theatrical release date for November 14, 2014, and a VOD release date of November 18, 2014. [1] [3]

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