2007 Oct
11
Let Them Chirp Awhile
Jonathan Blitstein
91 min.
Comedy,
Sex & Romance
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Overview
LET THEM CHIRP AWHILE follows three twentysomething artists as they juggle their careers, relationships and emotions in New York City. Bobby (Justin Rice) is a struggling screenwriter who tries to get romantically involved with a woman by agreeing to take care of her dog. His friend Scott (Brendan Sexton III) is a depressed, womanizing musician with a sweet and innocent girlfriend while Hart, (Zach Galligan) Bobbys nemesis, is a successful playwright whose campy play about 9/11 has won awards and a run at an off-Broadway theater. What begins as a quirky comedy about relationships and writers block becomes a coming-of-age tale about competition and self-reliance among the "me-generation."
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Filmmaker Bio
Blitstein wrote, produced, directed and edited the award-winning 35mm indie feature film Let Them Chirp Awhile (Woodstock Int'l Film Festival Opening Night, Best Film East Lansing FF, Finalist: NYU Richard Vague Award) when he was 23 years old, making him the youngest filmmaker ever to accomplish such a task and get a theatrical release. He previously made a Super16mm short when he was 21 called The Fisherboy that played festivals all over the USA in 2004. He graduated NYU Film School in 2004, studied at The Second City and the Piven Theater (Chicago). He is the author of several plays and screenplays and is an off-broadway theater producer.
Cast
| Actor name | Character name | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Rice | Bobby | |
| Brendan Sexton III | Scott | |
| Laura Breckenridge | Dara | |
| Pepper Binkley | Michelle | |
| Zach Galligan | Hart Carlton | |
| Charlotte Lake | Charlotte | |
| Anthony Rapp | Himself |
Producers
Jonathan Blitstein
Anouk Frsch
Writer
Jonathan Blitstein
Festivals Played
Woodstock Film Festival 2007
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