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

Announcing: ‘Byron’s Theme,’ a Short Film by Bennett Barbakow & Michael Grant Terry, Will Screen at Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival

BYRON’S THEME
A SHORT FILM BY BENNETT BARBAKOW AND MICHAEL GRANT TERRY
(FOX-TV’S BONES)
SET TO SCREEN AT SANTA BARBARA
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Byron’s Theme, a short film written by Bennett Barbakow and Michael Grant Terry, and directed by Barbakow, has been set to screen at the 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

This dark comedy 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. He must confront who he is, learning his most important lesson from his golden retriever. Byron’s Theme … a love story, with a tail. To view a trailer for the film, go to www.byronstheme.com.

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.

Now in its 28th year, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching local culture and raising consciousness of film as an art form. It presents quality American independent, Spanish and Latin American, European, World and Documentary cinema within the beautiful setting of downtown Santa Barbara. With a projected audience of over 70,000, the Festival will screen more than 200 films over an 11-day period.

The 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival will run from Thursday, January 24 through Sunday, February 3. For a complete listing of films and screening times for Byron’s Theme, visit www.sbiff.org.

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01-11-13

Photo Credits
Michael Grant Terry (as Nick), and Byron (as himself). PHOTO BY MYLES PETTENGILL.
Director Bennett Barbakow at work on Byron’s Theme. PHOTO BY MYLES PETTENGILL.

Announcing: “All Your Hard Work” Opens This Coming Saturday – Presented By Brimmer Street Theatre Company

BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
ALL YOUR HARD WORK
PERFORMANCES BEGIN THURSDAY, JULY 19
AT THE LILLIAN THEATRE

Brimmer Street Theatre Company’s world premiere production of All Your Hard Work by Miles Brandman, directed by Michael Matthews, begins performances this coming Thursday, July 19, at 8pm, at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood. Opening night is Saturday, July 21 at 8:00. All Your Hard Work will play a strictly limited engagement through August 25.

In All Your Hard Work, Mary-Ellen reconnects with Jim, a college boyfriend in town on business, and they end up back at her apartment. When Jim asks for a potentially dangerous favor, Mary-Ellen is forced to choose between her old affections and a long-simmering need for revenge.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Amy K. Harmon and Michael Grant Terry. The set design for All Your Hard Work is by Stephen Gifford, lighting design is by Tim Swiss, costume design is by Christian Svenson, sound design is by Cricket Myers, Rebecca Eisenberg is stage manager, and All Your Hard Work is being co-produced for Brimmer Street Theatre Company by Ken Werther and Michael Bulger. The play was developed as part of the 2011 Brimmer Street ‘Blueprint Series,’ and is a guest production at the Lillian Theatre.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company creates and produces new works of theatre to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, the company is able to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in our common experience and driven by our commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring. For more, visit www.BrimmerStreet.org.

The preview performances are on Thursday, July 19 and Friday, July 20 at 8pm, and the opening night performance is Saturday, July 21 at 8:00. The regular performance schedule will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm through August 25. All seats for regular performances are $20 (previews are $15). To purchase tickets, visit www.BrimmerStreet.org or call (213) 290-2782. The Lillian Theatre is located at 1076 N. Lillian Way (one block west of Vine, just off Santa Monica Boulevard), in Hollywood, 90038. Street parking is available.

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07-14-12