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Nicholas Colia’s Griffin in Summer swept the narrative features award categories at the 2024 Tribeca Festival , nabbing honors for best U.S. film and screenplay, as well as a special jury mention for new narrative director.

Colia’s feature debut stars Everett Blunck as an aspiring 14-year-old playwright who falls hard for his mother’s handyman and struggling performance artist, played by Owen Teague. The jury mention in its notes Thursday that the film “straddled the very thin line between heartwarming, tragic, hilarious and awkward” and that it “fills a void in the marketplace for films that touch on sophisticated themes while remaining family friendly. Never pandering, always fresh, full of relatable universal experiences while being incredibly specific and nuanced.



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The Killers of the Flower Moon star is a producer of Jazzy and also appears in it. Jazzy the title role is a young Oglala Lakota girl growing up in South Dakota with her best friend Syrih. The film follows the children from age 6 to 12 as they navigate the joys and challenges of their ever-changing relations.

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