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Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs

Directed by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny (Ronald Bronstein), 34 with graying frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage (Sage Ranaldo), 9, and Frey (Frey Ranaldo), 7. Lenny juggles his kids and everything else all within a midtown studio apartment in New York City. He ultimately faces the choice of being their father or their friend with the idea that these two weeks must last 6 months. In these two weeks, a trip upstate, visitors from strange lands, a mother, a girlfriend, “magic” blankets, and complete lawlessness seem to take over their lives. The film is a swan song to excuses and irresponsibilities; to fatherhood and self-created experiences, and to what it's like to be truly torn between being a child and being an adult. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie.

A bittersweet comedy about an unconventional father of two young boys hilariously trying to be a responsible parent – and failing every time. Starring Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo and Frey Ranaldo. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie.

Cast: Ronald Bronstein, Eleonore Hendricks, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Salvatore Sansone, Abel Ferrara, Dakota Goldhor, Leah Singer