Flying under the radar when it should be on the radar, Daddy Longlegs opens May 14th in New York at the IFC Center and in select cities across the country. It’s also available nationwide on VideoOnDemand.
Here’s the scoop: After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny (Ronald Bronstein) picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends of couple of weeks with his sons Sage (Sage Ranaldo), 9, and Frey (Frey Ranaldo), 7, during which he juggles his kids and everything else within a small NYC studio apartment. He cherishes these days with the kids, being both stern parent and lovable buddy, inventing myths and somehow living them, all while working overtime in the big city. During 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 irresponsibility; to fatherhood and self-created experiences; and to what it’s like to be truly torn between being a child and being an adult.
Enjoy the trailer below!
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