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Custody

Synopsis: 

CUSTODY is written and directed by Tony award winner / Academy Award nominee James Lapine, is set in the NYC Family Court System.  A single mother ends up in family court and through her trial we learn not only about her life, but the lives of the other women who she shares the courtroom with. .  Lauren Versel (Last 5 Years, Arbitrage) and myself produced it. Its an incredible Cast: Viola Davis (The Help), Hayden Panettiere (Racing Stripes), Catalina Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)

Runtime: 
01:38:30
Information for the Audience: 
Legal proceedings and intimate family dynamics dovetail in Custody. Starring Viola Davis as an embattled family court judge with a fraught marriage of her own; Hayden Panettiere as a recent law-school grad flung into a custody case; and Catalina Sandino Moreno plays the single mother at the center of the case who risks losing her two children over an ill-timed argument.
 

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Screenings / Awards: 

Custody has played Tribeca, Nantucket, Aspen, Catalina (winner best new feature) Fort Lauderdale, Middleburg, and Napa Valley FF. We are looking for an Int’l Premiere.

Directed by: 
James Lapine
Writing credits: 
James Lapine
Cast: 
Cast: Viola Davis (The Help), Hayden Panettiere (Racing Stripes), Catalina Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)
Produced by: 
Katie Mustard, Lauren Versel
Music by: 
Antonio Pinto
Cinematography by: 
Zak Mulligan
Film Editing by: 
Miky Wolf
Casting by: 
Zoe E. Rotter | Ilene Starger
Art Direction by: 
Alexandra Schaller
Release Date: 
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Total votes: 795

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