"MOTHER OF GEORGE" WILL OPEN IN LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT THE LAEMMLE'S ROYAL THEATRE

ADDITIONAL THEATRICAL RELEASE INFO:

SEPTEMBER 13TH - ANGELIKA FILM CENTER (NEW YORK CITY)

 

SEPTEMBER 20TH - LANDMARK MIDTOWN ART CINEMA (ATLANTA)

SEPTEMBER 20TH - AMC EMPIRE 25 (NEW YORK CITY)

 

SEPTEMBER 27TH - SISKEL FILM CENTER (CHICAGO)

SEPTEMBER 27TH - LANDMARK (SEATTLE)

 

OCTOBER 4TH - LANDMARK KENDALL SQUARE CINEMA (BOSTON)

 

OCTOBER 18TH - LANDMARK E-STREET CINEMA (WASHINGTON D.C.)

 

NOVEMBER 22ND - LANDMARK RITZ AT THE BOURSE (PHILADELPHIA)

**2013 Sundance Film Festival Winner**

U.S. Dramatic Cinematography Award

 

MOTHER OF GEORGE is a poetic and moving second feature by Andrew Dosunmu (RESTLESS CITY), starring Danai Gurira (Michonne from AMC's The Walking Dead, THE VISITOR). Featuring stunning work by acclaimed cinematographer Bradford Young (AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS), the film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and will make it's New York premiere at the BAM Cinemafest before opening theatrically in mid-September.

After the joyous wedding between Adenike (Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé, WHITE MATERIAL, NIGHT ON EARTH), a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, marital complications arise out of their inability to conceive a child. The problem devastates their family and defies cultural expectations, leading Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save her family or destroy it. Dosunmu captures the nuances of this unique and fascinating culture by creating a beautiful, vibrant, and moving portrait of a couple whose joys and struggles are at once intimate and universal. The film also stars Yaya Decosta Alafia (THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT) and Tony Okungbowa (The Ellen DeGeneres Show).

The film was written by Darci Picoult, and produced by Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy of Parts & Labor (COLD WEATHER, BEGINNERS, AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS) and Matt Parker & Carly Hugo (RESTLESS CITY, HIGHER GROUND) along with Picoult, Chris Maybach, Saemi Kim and Okungbowa. Executive producers on the film are: Saerom Kim of Maybach Film Productions; Ron Simons of SimonSays Entertainment; Jerry Tankersley, Laura Bernieri & Joseph Sorrentino of Fried Alligator Films and Rhea Scott & Fady Salamé.

Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Genre: Drama

Director: Andrew Dosunmu

Writer: Darci Picoult

Starring: Danai Gurira, Isaach De Bankole, Yaya DaCosta Alafia, Tony Okungbowa, Bukky Ajayi, Angelique Kidjo

Running Time: 107 Minutes
Release Date: September 13, 2013 (NY) /September 20, 2013 (LA)