Downtown Owl
World Premiere

Downtown Owl

Spotlight Narrative
Feature | United States | 91 MINUTES | English
Comedy, Drama

Life in a small town is always hard, but what about a small town that’s about to be hit with a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm? That’s what the citizens of Owl, North Dakota are about to experience in the winter of 1984. This snowstorm - and the leadup to it - brings together three very different people: nostalgic football fan Horace (Ed Harris), newbie teacher Julia (Lily Rabe), and depressed quarterback Mitch (August Blanco Rosenstein).


Rabe teams up with her real-life husband, Hamish Linklater, to adapt Chuck Klosterman’s acclaimed 2008 novel for the duo’s directorial debut. Thanks to Linklater’s script and an ensemble cast that includes Henry Golding and a delightfully out-of-type Vanessa Hudgens, Downtown Owl harkens back to the anxieties and isolation of Reagan-era Middle America while looking towards a better future. Equal parts contemplative drama and quirky comedy, this unlikely crowd-pleaser proves that sometimes, the people you need most in your life are the people you’d least expect.––Jarod Neece


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe
Director
Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater
Producer
Bettina Barrow, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Rebecca Green
Screenwriter
Written by Hamish Linklater, based on the book by Chuck Klosterman
Cinematographer
Barton Cortright
Editor
Nena Erb
Music By
T Bone Burnett
Cast
Lily Rabe, Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens, August Blanco Rosenstein, Jack Dylan Grazer, Arianna Jaffier with Finn Wittrock and Henry Golding

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Deborah McIntosh
WME
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 285 9000
dmcintosh@wmeagency.com
Press Contact
Brooke Blumberg
Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: 480 206 9185
blumberg@ssmandl.com
Press Contact
Dixon Knox
Sunshine Sachs
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212 691 2800
Knox@ssmandl.com
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