Go Get Some Rosemary

After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny, 34 with graying frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny juggles his kids and everything else inside a midtown studio apartment in New York City. He ultimately faces the choice of being their father or their friend, all with the idea that these two weeks must last 6 months. In these two weeks, a trip upstate, visitors from strange lands, a mother, a girlfriend, “magic” blankets, and complete lawlessness seem to take over their lives. The film is a swan song to excuses and responsibilities; to fatherhood and self-created experiences, and to what it’s like to be truly torn between being a child and being an adult.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Josh & Benny Safdie
Cinematography: Brett Jutkiewicz, Josh Safdie
Editing: Josh & Benny Safdie, Brett Jutkiewicz, Ronald Bronstein
Sound: Zachary Trietz, Benny Safdie
Music: Michael Hurley, David Sandholm, The Beets, The Jubalaires & Bruce Hirdler
Actors: Ronald Bronstein (Lenny), Sage & Frey Ranaldo (Sage & Frey), Eleonore Hendricks (Leni), Victor Puccio (principal Puccio), Sean Williams (Dale), Dakota Goldhor (Roberta), Aren Topdjian (Aren, boyfriend
Production: Neistat Scott & Associates, USA T. +1 212 608 6903 F. +1 212 608 0004 contact@nsanyc.com www.nsanyc.com
Producers: Casey Neistat, Tom Scott
Co-production: Red Bucket Films (USA) & Sophie Dulac Productions (France)
Art Direction: Ariel Schulman
Production Design: Sam Lisenco
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: USA
Production Year: 2009
Duration: 100
Contact: Films Boutique, Germany T. +49 30 695 37850, F. +49 30 695 37851 info@filmsboutique.com www.filmsboutique.com

Josh Safdie

Safdie brothers were born and raised in New York City. In high school, together with friends, they started Red Bucket Films. Over the years the two have collaborated on many shorts, both intellectually and technically. Their work has been on display at many international festivals including the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes, where Benny’s short film The Acquaintances of a Lonely John premiered and Josh’s first feature film, The Pleasure of Being Robbed internationally premiered. Go Get Some Rosemary is the first feature film co-written and directed by the two brothers.

Filmography

(selected)
2005 The Adventures of Slater’s Friend (short)
2006 If You See Something, Say Something (short)
2007 How Much to Go to the Trees? (short)
2007 The Back of Her Head (short)
2007 Jery Ruis, Shall We Do This? (short)
2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed

Benny Safdie

Safdie brothers were born and raised in New York City. In high school, together with friends, they started Red Bucket Films. Over the years the two have collaborated on many shorts, both intellectually and technically. Their work has been on display at many international festivals including the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes, where Benny’s short film The Acquaintances of a Lonely John premiered and Josh’s first feature film, The Pleasure of Being Robbed internationally premiered. Go Get Some Rosemary is the first feature film co-written and directed by the two brothers.

Filmography

2006 What’s This a Ralph Handel Movie (doc.)
2007 The Story of Charles Riverbank (short)
2008 The Acquaintances of a Lonely John