Announcing: ‘Byron’s Theme,’ Short Film by Bennett Barbakow & Michael Grant Terry, Set to Screen at Four More Festivals

BYRON’S THEME
A SHORT FILM BY
BENNETT BARBAKOW & MICHAEL GRANT TERRY
SET TO SCREEN AT
RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN LONDON
CRESTED BUTTE FILM FESTIVAL IN COLORADO
SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL
AND BENDFILM FESTIVAL IN OREGON

Byron’s Theme, a short film written by Bennett Barbakow and Michael Grant Terry and directed by Barbakow, has been set to screen at four prestigious film festivals — Raindance in London, Crested Butte in Colorado, San Diego, and Bendfilm in Oregon. This brings the number of film festivals at which Byron’s Theme has screened to ten.

Byron’s Theme is a dark comedy that tells the story of Nick, who lives his life inside his padded comfort zone. When he accidentally loses a tooth, and confuses his girlfriend for her twin sister, Nick finds himself stranded in the middle of nowhere … with nothing, and no one. Exploring what it means to be alone as a man, Nick goes on an existential journey in an attempt to quiet the chaos of his own life… with the help of his golden retriever, Byron. Byron’s Theme… a love story, with a tail.

Michael Grant Terry stars as Nick. Terry is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Wendell Bray on the FOX television series Bones. His other TV credits include The Closer, CSI, Criminal Minds, Castle, and most recently, a recurring role on NBC’s hit drama Grimm. Bennett Barbakow is a director and composer in Los Angeles, who works on a variety of projects from commercials and music videos to film, comedy series, and documentaries. Byron’s Theme also features Allison Paige, Jon Gries, and Byron the Dog (as himself). It is produced by Barbakow and Terry in association with Test Pattern, LLC, and Port Royale, Inc.

The Raindance Film Festival (www.raindance.org) in London runs September 25 thru October 6; the Crested Butte Film Festival in Crested Butte, Colorado (www.cbfilmfest.org) runs September 26—29; the San Diego Film Festival (www.sdfilmfest.com) runs October 2—6; and the BendFilm festival in Bend, Oregon (www.bendfilm.org) runs October 10—13. For specific Byron’s Theme screening times, please see individual festival websites.

For further information and to view a trailer of the film, please visit www.ByronsTheme.com.

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09-19-13