Brainstorm Media has acquired the U.S. rights to “I’ll Be Right There,” a film produced by Open Swim Founder, Bradley J. Ross. Set for a theatrical release on Friday, September 6th, the indie comedy film features Edie Falco, Jeannie Berlin, Charlie Tahan, Kayli Carter, Michael Rapaport, Michael Beach, Sepideh Moafi and Bradley Whitford.
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“We’re thrilled to debut this film to the world,” says Ross. “This production really celebrates one of our core values at Open Swim which is rebelling against the traditionally singular advertising and entertainment industry where production companies specialize in only one expertise. What’s really exciting about these times is we can proudly answer the traditional client questions: Do you shoot cars? Pharma? Docustyle?, with ‘Yes, we do it all, and we do it at the highest level of talent and with the best artisans in the business.’ Crossing industry lines makes us better filmmakers. It allows us to solve problems others can't and tell better, more creative and clever stories. Great things happen when we stay open!”
Based on a script by Jim Beggarly, the film stars Edie Falco as Wanda, a woman juggling her pregnant daughter's wedding, her mother’s death, a wayward son, and her own romantic struggles—only to realize she’s lost herself while caring for everyone else. The film is a production of Open Swim, and is distributed by Universal Pictures International outside North America.
Credits:
Director: Brendan Walsh
Production Company: Open Swim
Producer: Bradley Ross
Production Company: Bigger Boat Production
Producer: Peter Block
Producer: Cory Neal
Producer: Ross Meyerson
Producer: Samantha Cocozza
Executive Producer: Jesse Eisenberg
Executive Producer: Edie Falco
About Open Swim:
open swim makes things. sometimes for you and sometimes for us. we advise, create, and execute as a collective supported by a core team. from strategic creative concepting to finish, we do whatever pieces of the process you need us to take on. we stay until the end and even afterwards to evolve the work from learnings. we really like being streamlined. less layers. more making.
Bio: Bradley J. Ross
Bradley J. Ross has over fifteen years of experience directing, editing, and producing a wide variety of content. His storytelling expertise has earned him multiple awards, informed by his unique perspective as both a director and editor. His commercial clients include Nutrafol, Pfizer, Brother, and Volvo. No stranger to the non-fiction genre, Bradley edited and co-produced the Oscar-nominated, Emmy Award-winning documentary Cartel Land, an unprecedented, on-the-ground exposé of Mexican vigilante groups and drug cartels. Ross’s other notable feature credits include the Emmy-nominated documentary Escape Fire, TIFF Audience Award-winning Here Alone, and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning The Kindergarten Teacher, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. His most recent film Centigrade, took on the challenge of recreating a subzero environment by shooting in an ice cream freezer. Bradley’s previous work was under his company MANHATTAN. He has now launched a new, multi-faceted company, Open Swim, to produce work throughout both the commercial and long-form space.
