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The Exploding Girl

North American Premiere

USA | 79 MINUTES | English |

THE EXPLODING GIRL

Drama

Cherubic college student Ivy (tenderly played by Zoe Kazan) is back home in Brooklyn for summer break with her longtime platonic guy pal Al (Mark Rendall) in tow. Ivy is a wholesome and balanced college kid who has epilepsy but keeps her condition at bay as long as she manages her emotions. As the hot New York summer melts on, Ivy plays phone tag with her boyfriend Greg, but when they do awkwardly connect, each long pause reveals their growing distance. Meanwhile, she spends more time with Al. As the lines of friendship begin to blur, we wonder how long Ivy (her name itself implying that something is growing) will be able to keep all that is boiling up inside from spilling over.

Writer/director Bradley Rust Gray skillfully composes this delicate and honest portrait of a young woman at a threshold by balancing rich and observational cinematography by Eric Lin with the exquisitely resonant performances of Kazan and Rendall. The Exploding Girl, produced with his partner So Yong Kim (Treeless Mountain), is a nuanced and inspired addition to Gray's flourishing body of work.


CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Bradley Rust Gray

Bradley Rust Gray (b. 1971, Kettering, Ohio) works in partnership with his wife So Yong Kim. He produced her films Treeless Mountain and In Between Days. Prior to producing these films, Gray directed the Icelandic feature film Salt. Gray has master's degrees from USC and the British Film Institute and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Screenwriter
Bradley Rust Gray
Director
Bradley Rust Gray
Primary Cast
Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall, Maryann Urbano
Producer
Karin Chien, So Yong Kim, Ben Howe
Director of Photography
Eric Lin

CONTACTS

Technical Contact
Josie Diels
Soandbrad
279 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11238
soandbrad@yahoo.com
Technical Contact
So Yong Kim
Soandbrad
279 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11238
soandbrad@yahoo.com
Sales Contact
Memento Films International
Memento Films International
6 Cite Paradis Paris, 75010
Phone: + 33 1 53 34 90 20
sales@memento-films.com
Sales Contact
Marion Klotz
Memento Films International
6 CITE PARADIS PARIS, 75010
Phone: +33 1 53 34 90 20
festival@memento-films.com