Giants Being Lonely is a 2019 drama film directed by Grear Patterson, written by Patterson and produced by Olmo Schnabel.[1] The film is a bildungsroman about two boys on a high school baseball team dealing with the struggles of adolescence in a rural part of the American South.[2][3] The film is the directorial debut of Patterson, who was best known as a painter and mixed media artist prior to this.[4]
| Giants Being Lonely | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Grear Patterson |
| Screenplay by | Grear Patterson |
| Produced by | Olmo Schnabel |
| Starring | Jack Irving, Ben Irving, Lily Gavin, Amalia Culp, Gabe Fazio |
| Cinematography | Hunter Zimny |
| Edited by | Ismael de Diego |
Production company | Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival[5] and was part of the 2020 Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6][7]
Plot
editIn Hillsborough, North Carolina, high school seniors Adam, Bobby, and Caroline experience the ups and downs of sex, loneliness, murder, and baseball during the final year of high school. Star pitcher Bobby is beloved his athletic talents, but is unmoored from life and neglected by his alcoholic father. Adam, the less skilled player, has a crush on their classmate Caroline but must deal with his abusive father and his closed off mother.[8][6]
References
edit- ^ "Giants Being Lonely". 5 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via IMDb.
- ^ Nell Minow (2021-04-06). "Giants Being Lonely movie review (2021)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "'Giants Being Lonely' Film Review: Teen Baseballers Come of Age in the Shadow of Their Parents' Errors". September 2019.
- ^ Owen Gleiberman (2021-04-06). "'Giants Being Lonely' Review: The Dark Side of Being a Teenage Jock". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Biennale Cinema 2019 | Giants Being Lonely". Labiennale.org. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ a b "Giants Being Lonely | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "'Giants Being Lonely' Exclusive Discussion: Guillermo Del Toro Joins The Filmmakers To Talk About This "Beautiful" Film". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "GIANTS BEING LONELY -- A Gritty Portrayal of a Baseball Team in Small-Town America". disappointment media. Retrieved 23 December 2022.