Fully Realized Humans

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Fully Realized Humans
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Film poster
Directed by Joshua Leonard
Written by
Produced by
  • Sean Drummond
  • Chelsea Bo
  • Joshua Leonard
Starring
CinematographyBenjamin Kasulke
Edited by
  • Joshua Leonard
  • Chelsea Bo
Music by
Production
companies
  • Perception Media
  • Paxeros
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
Running time
76 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fully Realized Humans is a 2020 American comedy film directed, produced, and edited by Joshua Leonard, from a screenplay by Leonard and Jess Weixler. It stars Leonard, Weixler, Tom Bower, Beth Grant, Michael Chieffo, Janicza Bravo, Erica Chidi Cohen, Zach Shields, Jennifer Lafleur and Ross Partridge.

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The film premiered at the 2020 Florida Film Festival. It was previously scheduled to premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, but the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to be released on July 30, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures.

Plot

With less than a month until the birth of their first child, Jackie and Elliot embark on a madcap odyssey of self-discovery in attempt to rid themselves of the inherited dysfunction of their own upbringings.

Cast

Release

The film was shown virtually at the Florida Film Festival on August 8, 2020. [2] It was previously scheduled to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2020, [3] but the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] It also screened virtually at the Nashville Film Festival starting October 1, 2020. [5] In May 2021, Gravitas Ventures acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a July 30, 2021, release. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fully Realized Humans". Tribeca Film Festival . Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Narrative Features". Florida Film Festival . Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Beresford, Tribly; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2020). "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fully Realized Humans". Nashville Film Festival . Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ Hipes, Patrick; N'Duka, Amanda (May 14, 2021). "Gravitas Acquires 'Fully Realized Humans', 'Some Of Our Stallions' & El Paso Mass Shooting Doc; AGBO's "No Sleep 'Til Film Fest" Winners Unveiled; Gotham Week Dates Set – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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