Memes & Nightmares
World Premiere

Memes & Nightmares

Spotlight Narrative
Feature | United States | 81 MINUTES | English
Action, Comedy, Documentary, Mystery, Sports, Black & African American Diaspora Stories

The true currency of our digital age isn’t rooted in crypto but instead a person’s ability to fire off a meme funny enough to take the world by storm. For NBA Twitter king Josiah Johnson, his ability to capture a moment from a live game and contextualize it within online shenanigans has garnered him reverence from fans to members of the league itself. But when one of the most popular memes goes missing without a trace, it’s up to Josiah to solve a mystery that goes to the highest levels of the Association and the darkest trenches of Twitter — or X, whatever we’re calling it these days. 

Executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, this extraordinary tale pushes comedic sensibilities into unexpected territory as cultural references and fandom collide. Josiah Johnson leads an odyssey across the country to explore ephemeral media and larger-than-life characters, but also to investigate the dynamics of what these elements mean for our relationships to each other in the digital age.––Casey Baron


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Charles Todd and Matt Mitchener
Director
Charles Todd, Matt Mitchener
Producer
Sheira Rees-Davies, Brock Williams, Benjamin Wiessner, Lauren Pratt
Screenwriter
Matt Mitchener
Cinematographer
Jared Levy
Composer
Lucas Ellman
Editor
Matt Mitchener
Executive Producer
LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Philip Byron, Jamal Henderson, Devin Johnson, Louis Arbetter, Allison Polly, Robert Kandle, Michael Smith, Yasmin Grant, Erica Smith, Max Hirsch, Josiah Johnson, Sheira Rees-Davies
Co-Producer
Sophia Clark
Co-Executive Producer
Naomi Wright, Gerardo Ortiz, Ricardo Viramontes
Executive In Charge of Production
Cherisse McKenzie
Line Producer
Eric Rhett
Cast
Josiah Johnson, Jamel Johnson, Mero, Darius Miles, JR Smith, Jelani McCoy

Contacts
Press Contact
Maxine Chapman
SpringHill
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: 310 844 5524
maxine.chapman@thespringhillco.com
Print Source
Cherisse McKenzie
The SpringHill Company
Los Angeles, 90028
Phone: 213 952 9596
cmckenzie@thespringhillco.com
US Sales Contact
Kelly Sherman
WME
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 786 4657
ksherman@wmeagency.com
International Sales Contact
Kelly Sherman
WME
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 786 4657
ksherman@wmeagency.com
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