2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Father-son directing duo Eric Weber and Nick Weber person wrapped connected Not Dead Yet, an indie drama starring Richard Kind (A Serious Man), Polly Draper (thirtysomething), Academy Award nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal), Tovah Feldshuh (Nobody Wants This), Bill Smitrovich (Life Goes On), and Ed German.
The flagship title successful a caller “Silver Market” slate created specifically for audiences seeking smart, character-driven stories centered connected seniors, nan movie centers connected Elliot Kelman (Kind), a 68-year-old imaginative head whose life is upended erstwhile he’s abruptly fired from his advertizing agency. In an manufacture that nary longer considers him hep aliases contemporary, Elliot refuses to slice softly into irrelevance. Retreating to nan Hamptons pinch his woman Gina (Draper), he joins a “Breakfast Club” of chap seniors: Cy (Raci), a lifelong surfer and artist; soulful jazz DJ Ned Wednesday (German); Mike (Smitrovich), a blunt and hardworking local; and Paulette (Feldshuh), a spirited seasoned actress. Together, they motorboat a business created by seniors for seniors, on pinch an improbable viral advertizing run that proves experience, ingenuity, and bold ideas ne'er spell retired of style.
Pic is scripted by Eric Weber, whose past films see Second Best, starring Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly, and Draper; nan firm satire Suits, featuring Steve Carell; and Emily & Tim, starring Alexis Bledel and Kal Penn. Michael Goodin produced for Monolith Pictures.
Kind is represented by Innovative Artists Entertainment and Forster Entertainment; Draper by Untitled Entertainment; Raci by Bicoastal Talent and Literary Agency; Feldshuh by Stewart Talent Agency and Luber Roklin Entertainment; and Smitrovich by Realm Talent and Anthem Entertainment.
