This Performance is SOLD OUT .. We do hope to bring it back after the Festival.
U.S. PREMIERE
Followed by a Q&A with Director Brian Helgeland (Via Zoom) and Producer Gary Foster
Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster & Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.
FINESTKIND
Starring Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, and Tommy Lee Jones
Brian Helgeland (Director, Writer) won the Academy Award for his screenwriting of “L.A. Confidential.” He was also nominated by the Academy for his writing of Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River.” His directorial work includes the films “Legend,” starring Tom Hardy and Taron Egerton, “42,” starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, and “A Knight’s Tale,” starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany. He is the writer of Tony Scott’s “Man On Fire” and Paul Greengrass’ “Green Zone.” Helgeland is also the recipient of the Writers Guild of America Award, the PEN Center Literary Award, the Edgar Alan Poe Award, the USC Scripter Award and the Sidney Lumet Award for Integrity in Entertainment.
Gary Foster
A 1983 graduate of the University of Southern California. At the age of 25, he produced his first film, Short Circuit. In 1993, Foster produced the Oscar® and Golden Globe-nominated hit Sleepless in Seattle, which has become a classic.
He has produced Just Cause, The Amazing Panda Adventure, Big Bully, Tin Cup starring Kevin Costner, The Score, which brought together the talents of Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Marlon Brando.
In 2003, he began a series of three movies for Marvel Studios: Daredevil (Fox/New Regency) starring Ben Affleck, followed in 2005 by Elektra (Fox/New Regency) starring Jennifer Garner, and Ghost Rider (Sony) in 2006 starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes.
He produced THE SOLOIST starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr.
Gary Executive Produced the acclaimed series COMMUNITY for all 6 seasons.
Other films include EMPEROR and MY OLD LADY.
Foster produced the BAFTA nominated film DENIAL.
