2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Bob Byington’s 7 Chinese Brothers

If there is a little Listen Up Philip in the cocktail that will be known as 7 Chinese Brothers, it may have been due to cosmic fate, a lark, creative confidence, or a little of everything. Stars aligned for this trio in a rather convenient way; unbeknownst to Bob Byington, his sixth feature managed to lasso Jason Schwartzman prior to Alex Ross Perry grabbing the Rushmore star for his definitive breakout moment in Park City this past January. It is after those playdates, when production began in February in Austin, and if it has legs like Somebody Up There Likes Me did back in 2012 with a showing at SXSW and at Locarno (was a winner of the Special Jury Prize), then there might be a collective sense of deja vu for Park City patrons. Look for Schwartzman to play off thesps such as Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis and Tunde Adebimpe, with Perry making another Byington-film appearance.

Gist: This is a comedy about a man struggling to learn how to tell the truth.

Production Co./Producers: Molly Christie Benson, Seana Flanagan, Nancy Schafer (The Battered Bastards of Baseball)

Prediction: Comic relief in the NEXT section is possible, with definite interest from the SXSW and Locarno folks.

U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. TBD (domestic). TBD (international)

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