Writer-producer duo Jules Bruff and Alethea Root have set a partnership with Guerrilla Rep Media for sales of their award-winning feature film “Good Side of Bad.”
The film, directed by Root, looks at the everyday challenges and realities of living with schizophrenia for both the sufferer and their family as well. In the film, when a young photographer has a severe mental break, her siblings come together to help her heal.
The film’s starring cast includes Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Tess Harper, Bruff (“Zodiac”), Lexi Simonsen (“S.W.A.T”), Alex Quijano (“The Fabelmans”), Myles Grier (“Lethal Weapon”), and Emmy winner Kim Estes. Root and Bruff previously collaborated on “Part Time Fabulous.”
The deal was negotiated by Carol Contes for the producers and Ben Yennie of Guerrilla Rep Media. Yennie, who was initially introduced to the film at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience where it won best narrative feature and Root best director,...
The film, directed by Root, looks at the everyday challenges and realities of living with schizophrenia for both the sufferer and their family as well. In the film, when a young photographer has a severe mental break, her siblings come together to help her heal.
The film’s starring cast includes Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Tess Harper, Bruff (“Zodiac”), Lexi Simonsen (“S.W.A.T”), Alex Quijano (“The Fabelmans”), Myles Grier (“Lethal Weapon”), and Emmy winner Kim Estes. Root and Bruff previously collaborated on “Part Time Fabulous.”
The deal was negotiated by Carol Contes for the producers and Ben Yennie of Guerrilla Rep Media. Yennie, who was initially introduced to the film at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience where it won best narrative feature and Root best director,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
This is day 103 of SAG-AFTRA strike.
The actors were back out on the picket line in full force Tuesday — the same day their union was set to resume negotiations with the AMPTP.
Thesps walked the line on both coasts, with actors like Sarah Paulson, Zachary Quinto, Betty Gilpin, J. Smith-Cameron, Carrie Preston and Ke Huy Quan marching in the Big Apple while Allison Janney, Jeri Ryan, Rick Gonzalez (Law & Order: Organized Crime), The Continental stars Mishel Prada and Adam Shapiro, Breaking Bad’s Charles Baker and Myles Grier and Jury Duty‘s Trisha Lafache pounded the pavement outside of Warner Bros. in Burbank.
Members of the American Federation of Musicians also came out to the WB picket line Tuesday to support members of SAG-AFTRA.
“Today is back to the table, day one of negotiations,” said Ryan to Deadline. “I want to send a message to all our negotiating committee...
The actors were back out on the picket line in full force Tuesday — the same day their union was set to resume negotiations with the AMPTP.
Thesps walked the line on both coasts, with actors like Sarah Paulson, Zachary Quinto, Betty Gilpin, J. Smith-Cameron, Carrie Preston and Ke Huy Quan marching in the Big Apple while Allison Janney, Jeri Ryan, Rick Gonzalez (Law & Order: Organized Crime), The Continental stars Mishel Prada and Adam Shapiro, Breaking Bad’s Charles Baker and Myles Grier and Jury Duty‘s Trisha Lafache pounded the pavement outside of Warner Bros. in Burbank.
Members of the American Federation of Musicians also came out to the WB picket line Tuesday to support members of SAG-AFTRA.
“Today is back to the table, day one of negotiations,” said Ryan to Deadline. “I want to send a message to all our negotiating committee...
- 10/24/2023
- by Rosy Cordero, Lynette Rice and Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
"We need to talk about Florence..." An early promo trailer has debuted for an indie drama titled Good Side of Bad, the latest film from filmmaker Alethea Root. This recently premiered at the 2023 Dances with Film Festival this month, hence the trailer landing now to build up the hype. When a young photographer has a severe mental break, her siblings come together to help her heal. Lexi Simonsen stars as Florence, who returns home to her family to try to reconnect with them despite their struggles with mental illness. The film is adapted from the book of the same name written by Beverly Olevin. "With insight and empathy, Olevin explores the mysterious world of mental illness... and the tangled ties of family." Also starring Jules Bruff, Alex Quijano, Tess Harper, Kim Estes, and Myles Grier. This looks like yet another powerfully honest story about how challenging it is to deal with mental illness,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: LA’s Dances With Films celebrates 26 Years of storytelling June 22-July 2 at the Tcl Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
The festival will open with the World Premiere of Good Side of Bad, a powerful drama based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Beverly Olevin. Directed by Alethea Root and starring Jules Bruff (Zodiac), Lexi Simonsen (S.W.A.T.), Alex Quijano (High School Musical: The Series), Myles Grier (Lethal Weapon) and Academy Award Nominee Tess Harper, the film depicts a raw and intimate look into what it means to be a family navigating the waters of mental illness. Closing out the festival is Home Free by first time director Aaron Brown, and writer Lenny Barszap, a social impact Trojan horse disguised as a coming-of-age college comedy with a focus on homelessness.
Festival Founders Leslee Scallon, Michael Trent state “Looking toward our next quarter century,...
The festival will open with the World Premiere of Good Side of Bad, a powerful drama based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Beverly Olevin. Directed by Alethea Root and starring Jules Bruff (Zodiac), Lexi Simonsen (S.W.A.T.), Alex Quijano (High School Musical: The Series), Myles Grier (Lethal Weapon) and Academy Award Nominee Tess Harper, the film depicts a raw and intimate look into what it means to be a family navigating the waters of mental illness. Closing out the festival is Home Free by first time director Aaron Brown, and writer Lenny Barszap, a social impact Trojan horse disguised as a coming-of-age college comedy with a focus on homelessness.
Festival Founders Leslee Scallon, Michael Trent state “Looking toward our next quarter century,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
"No turning back." Netflix has dropped this new short film for everyone to enjoy called Divinity Streak, created as part of a partnership between Netflix Film Club and Ghetto Film School. The 12-minute short is directed by Geno Brooks, from a script written by Jess Waters - who is actually the focus of this debut from Netflix. A young writer from Ohio now based in LA. This Netflix shorts program is designed to celebrate Black directors, and will include new short films weekly from up-and-coming Black filmmakers of all kinds. Divinity Streak follows three activists plan to hijack a space shuttle launch and go to Mars to create a better world. Starring Tai Brown, Myles Grier, and Roy Williams Jr. The Ghetto Film School ("Gfs") is an award-winning nonprofit founded in 2000 to educate, develop the next generation of great storytellers. This is a cool concept for a short film, and...
- 6/18/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Myles Grier is a film, television and stage actor with a diverse and eclectic background spanning the arts and academia. Myles is most known for his guest appearances on Fox’s Lethal Weapon, FreeForm’s The Fosters, NBC’s Aquarius, ABC’s Agent Carter, NBC’s Game of Silence, & more. Learn more about Myles below… 1. Myles Wanted To Be A Singer Before An Actor Myles wanted to be a singer before getting bit by the acting bug. In the sixth grade, he had the opportunity to audition for a boy group led by the R&b singer Lloyd, called N-Toon, but after realizing he
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- 5/3/2020
- by Wendy Shepherd
- TVovermind.com
Season 2 Episode 7: "Monsters" Whitney Frost Learns Of Power Beyond Her Wildest Dreams, On “Marvel’S Agent Carter” On ABC “Monsters” – As Peggy plots a rescue mission, Whitney hunts for even more dark power; and Jarvis learns he should not make promises he cannot keep, on “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” Tuesday, February 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Est) on the ABC Television Network. “Marvel’s Agent Carter” stars Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, James D’Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, Enver Gjokaj as Chief Daniel Sousa, Wynn Everett as Whitney Frost and Reggie Austin as Jason Wilkes. Guest starring are Lotte Verbeek as Ana Jarvis, Bridget Regan as Dottie Underwood, Christopher Allen as Agent Ryan, Kurtwood Smith as Vernon Masters, Ken Marino as Joseph Manfredi, Matt Braunger as Dr. Samberly, Arielle McFadden as nurse, Tom T. Choi as Doctor Chung and Myles Grier as man. “Monsters” was written by Brandon Easton...
- 2/9/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Recently, CBS delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" episode 2 of season 13. The episode is entitled, "Personal Day," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting stuff go down as Gibbs gets a hard time about his new look from the crew. A drug-running case becomes the NCIS crew's main focus, and more. In the new, 2nd episode press release: NCIS Assists The DEA On A Drug-running Case After Gibbs Agrees To Help A Friend Who Shares A Tragic Past. Press release number 2: Gibbs will call on the team to assist DEA Agent Luis Mitchell (John Gabriel) with a case that keeps going cold, but Dinozzo is going to discover there is more to Gibbs' personal connection to the agent and his desire to help him succeed. Also, the team will gossip about Gibbs' new look after he replaces his...
- 9/22/2015
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
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