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by Jay A. Fernandez
Mon Dec 17 15:55:04 EST 2012
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John Hawkes and Molly Parker Drama 'The Playroom' Acquired by Freestyle Releasing

Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media have acquired theatrical and all DVD and VOD rights to “The Playroom,” directed by Julia Dyer. The drama, which premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, is scheduled for a day-and-date release on theatrical and DVD/VOD Feb. 8.

John Hawkes, Molly Parker and Olivia Harris star in the story of a suburban family during the 1970s comprised of a pair of hard-drinking parents and the teenaged daughter desperately trying to keep her three younger siblings distracted from the chaos. Stephen Dyer (“Hysteria”) and Angie Meyer (“Wuss”) produced.

“Julia Dyer has created a beautiful time machine back to the ’70s,” said Freestyle president Susan Jackson. “The film is a bird’s eye view of a tumultuous period told from the perspective of children.”

Jackson, head of acquisitions Chris Charalambous and Bill Straus of BGP and Jonathan Gray of Gray, Krauss Stratford des Rochers LLP negotiated the deal.

Freestyle Digital Media has recently released “You May Not Kiss the Bride,” “Deadheads” and “Tomorrow, When the War Began,” the first feature to debut on Facebook. The company has “Samsara” forthcoming.

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TAGS: Acquisitions, Freestyle Releasing, The Playroom, Tribeca Film Festival, John Hawkes

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  • jingmei | Tue Dec 18 02:26:14 EST 2012Reply

    Wuss features Alex Karpovsky, which seems hardly to be seen as a tiny indie.

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