Friday's Child

Friday's Child

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Eighteen-year-old Richie bids farewell to his childhood, when he is forced to leave foster care after social services’ advice, and find random jobs to sustain himself. On the streets of the American South, he finds a frenemy, he falls in love with a girl from a different social class, and becomes the main suspect for a robbery, worse luck. In the hands of a loyal disciple (and editor) of Terrence Malick, a layered crime-and-punishment story turns into an astonishing lyrical poem about injustice, loss, and redemption.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: A.J. Edwards
Script: A.J. Edwards
Cinematography: Jeff Bierman
Editing: Samuel Butler, Christopher Branca
Sound: Greg Armstrong, Oksana Smetanyuk, Ricky Rivas, Brad Engleking, David Forshee, Dusty Albertz, Will Patterson
Music: Lauren Marie Mikus
Actors: Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Brett Butler, Matthew Albrecht,Sharmita Bhattacharya, Brittany Braun,Thomas Burke,
Production: OnBuzz
Producers: Christian Sosa, Nicolas Gonda, Tyler Glodt
Co-producers: John Wroblewski
Art Direction: John Parker (Production Designer), Fabian Valdez (Art Direction)
Costumes: Kameron Lennox, Ryan Ford, Sarah Joy Byington, Laura Lee Blackburn, Keeva Halferty
Executive producer: Alan Elias, Gus Van Sant
Camera: Ryan Booth, Ryan Croci, Orlando Duguay
Make Up: Roxanne McDanel
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: USA
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 91'
Contact: Submarine, ben@submarine.com
Awards/Distinctions: Golden Goble for Best Actor, Best Cinematography – Shanghai IFF 2018

A.J. Edwards

In 2013, A. J. Edwards wrote and directed his first feature, The Better Angels, which centers on the youth of Abraham Lincoln. It debuted domestically at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and internationally at the prestigious 64th Annual Berlin International Film Festival. It opened theatrically nationwide in the fall of 2014. Friday’s Child is Edwards’s second feature as writer and director.

Filmography

2013 The Better Angels
2018 Friday's Child