MONTANA Starring Jennifer Mudge to Premiere at the 21st Annual Brooklyn Film Festival

Montana, the short film from Writer/Director Michael Schwartz (Sunday In The Park With George, Company) will make its World Premiere at The 21st Annual Brooklyn Film Festival Saturday June 9th at Windmill Studios in Brooklyn. The film then competes on June 26th in the Digital Short Series Competition at SeriesFest in Denver, the "Sundance Of Television." The short film is based on Schwartz's hour-long Sundance Lab finalist pilot of the same name.

Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Nominee Jennifer Mudge (Rocky, Into The Woods, Martin Scorcese's upcoming The Irishman) and her real-life husband Chris Henry Coffey (Bronx Bombers, Water By The Spoonful) star as the married co-founders of Lucas Academy, a remote, therapeutic boarding school for troubled teenagers. Joe Cross (Earth, Sun, and Moon at Lincoln Center, Inktomi at The Public) and Grayson Taylor (Mothers and Sons, Broad City) co-star.

Through live events and digital campaigns, and in collaboration with The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, the filmmaking process of Montana is being used as a catalyst for dialogue, support, and education around mental health and suicide prevention.

Montana's team includes Director of Photography John Schmidt (Winner, Cannes Lions 2x), Emmy-Award Nominated Composer Michael Kramer (Lego Star Wars, Ninjago), Emmy-Award Nominated Sound Mixer Sean Canada (Vice), and Editor Colin Elliot (Fry Day, Winner - TriBeCa 2017).

Montana is written, directed, and produced by Schwartz. Dagmar Dolby (Dolby Laboratories) is Executive Producer. Nilou Safinya (Julia Blue - IFP Fellowship and Gotham Award Winner), Danelle Eliav (A24's Menashe - Sundance and Berlinale 2017), and Josefina Laban are Producers.

Follow @BoatAshoreProductions on Facebook and Instagram for updates on additional screenings. Watch the trailer now on Vimeo.

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