X/Y
World Premiere

X/Y

World Narrative Competition
| USA | 83 MINUTES | English
Drama, Relationships, New York, NY Director(s), LGBT
In his sophomore feature, Ryan Piers Williams stars alongside America Ferrara, Melanie Diaz and Jon Paul Phillips in the character-driven drama centered around four friends living in New York and their interactions with one another as they search for a sense of balance. Mark, Jen, Sylvia and Jake are each caught in an emotionally arrested state of being and their individual attempts to escape it explores the murky web of communication and the stark detours we take to avoid confronting our own vulnerabilities. With raw energy, Williams puts a microscope on the wanton desire we all have to connect with someone, the desperate lengths we'll go to keep that connection, and what happens to us when that connection no longer holds meaning. Sharp and honest performances from the ensemble round out this taut relationship drama.

-Genna Terranova

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Ryan Piers Williams
Ryan Piers Williams was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. Williams wrote and directed the feature film The Dry Land, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the Dramatic Competition, and was released theatrically in 2010. In 2012, Williams produced the feature film Kilimanjaro, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and was released in 2013. Williams recently wrote, directed, produced, and acted in his second feature film, X/Y.
Director
Ryan Piers Williams
Screenwriter
Ryan Piers Williams
Producer
America Ferrera, Thomas B. Fore, Jason Michael Berman, Ryan Piers Williams, Kwesi Collisson
Editor
Sabine Hoffman, Sloane Klevin, Marco Perez, Roy Tenhauser
Associate Producer
Miranda Hill, April Kimble
Cinematographer
Pedro Gomez Milan
Executive Producer
Mark G. Mathis, Margo Johnston, Dori Rath Sperko, Paull Cho, Todd Feuer, Mike Feuer, Jason Silverman, Caroline Kaplan, Kim Gillingham
Composer
Fall on Your Sword
Cast
America Ferrera, Ryan Piers Williams, Melonie Diaz, Jon Paul Phillips, Amber Tamblyn, Common, Dree Hemingway, David Harbour, Adam Rapp, Maria Dizzia, Danny Deferrari, Sue Jean Kim

Contacts
Print Source
Ryan Piers Williams
Deconstructed Pictures
New York, 10012
Phone: 323 203 7348
ryanpierswilliams@gmail.com
US Sales Contact
Kevin Iwashina
Endeavor Contact
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 246 3119
KIwashina@endeavorcontent.com
US Sales Contact
Zac Bright
Preferred Content
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323 782 9193
zac@preferredcontent.net
Press Contact
Jayna Zelman
Rubenstein Communications, Inc.
New York, 10105
Phone: 212-843-8044
jzelman@rubenstein.com
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