@The Weekend
FilmBuff and Sunnyside Films announce the release of the feel-good summer comedy THE WEEKEND, directed by Brian Avers and featuring a cast of celebrated young New York actors including Heather Lind (“Boardwalk Empire”, “Turn”, The Merchant of Venice), Carson Elrod (The Wedding Crashers, Kissing Jessica Stein), Bhavesh Patel (Two Days in NY, “Damages”), Julie Sharbutt (Maladies, “The Good Wife”), Gretchen Hall (Almost in Love, “Deception”), and Stacey Yen (“Treme”, “The Good Wife”).
Before their childhood friends get married and move across the country, eight summer campers (and a few disoriented newbies) take over a rental cottage in upstate New York for one last weekend of fun in the sun! Written by the full cast & creative team, and shot entirely in real-time, this romantic character comedy is truthful, spontaneous, and hilariously funny. In the spirit of The Big Chill, Breakfast Club, and Wet Hot American Summer, this ensemble film perfectly captures the experience of growing up and growing apart from those you will always call friends.
@The Weekend
Brian Avers directed, co-produced and wrote The Weekend. Brian has created and directed several plays; The Weekend is his first feature film. Brian was the first and only actor to be rewarded the A.V. Global Fellowship in the Arts at NYU, where he received his MFA. He has performed on Broadway in Rock N Roll by Tom Stoppard, and in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh; Off-Broadway credits include Edgar in King Lear at the Public Theater, opposite Kevin Kline, premieres of The Explorer’s Club at MTC, as well as Itamar Moses’ Completeness and Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw, both directed by Pam MacKinnon. Films include Gigantic opposite Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel, and Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia; Brian has many television appearances, including the pilot of Castle, The Closer, Medium, Person of Interest, Golden Boy, Blue Bloods and recurring character Mike Renko on NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles. He is currently developing multiple projects for film, television and the internet.
You can watch The Weekend by going to ITunes: http://t.co/ToyZLYYYE3
To find out more about The Weekend go to: www.weekendfilm.com
