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2012 Sundance Predictions: Ted Koland’s Lumpy

First-time helmer Ted Koland’s Minnesota-shot dramedy (featured on IndieWIRE – see the production pic above) happens to feature a good grab-bag of acting names (Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin, Frances O’Connor and Park City favorite Jess Weixler) and the logline sounds somewhat savoury – canceled wedding, followed by shock and surprise might come across as sincere, slightly dark and poignant. Depending on the film’s tone, Lumpy might find itself in the Midnight section or Premieres category.

#38. Lumpy – Ted Koland

First-time helmer Ted Koland’s Minnesota-shot dramedy (featured on IndieWIRE – see the production pic above) happens to feature a good grab-bag of acting names (Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin, Frances O’Connor and Park City favorite Jess Weixler) and the logline sounds somewhat savoury – canceled wedding, followed by shock and surprise might come across as sincere, slightly dark and poignant. Depending on the film’s tone, Lumpy might find itself in the Midnight section or Premieres category.

Gist: The best man at Scott (Long) and Kristin’s (Weixler) Arizona destination wedding, Lumpy (Labine) is the life of the party, until a long, indulgent night leads to his untimely death. Forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly back to Minneapolis to arrange for his funeral, Scott and Kristin meet Ramsey (Timlin) and learn that Lumpy isn’t quite who they thought he was.

Producers: David Abbitt, Jen Roskind (Stephanie Daley), Sharyn Steele
(IONCINEMA.com Preview Page // IMDB Link)

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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