Sundance Selects Presents THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER

Official Selection of Cannes Critics Week 2010 and the 2010 SXSW FIlm Festival

Opening in NYC on Friday, July 22nd at the Angelika Theater

LOS ANGELES on Friday, July 29th at The Nuart Theater

Nationwide Rollout to Follow

A Film by David Robert Mitchell

Starring Marlon Morton, Amanda Bauer, Claire Sloma, Brett Jacobsen, and Nikita & Jade Ramsey

Synopsis:

From first-time writer/director David Robert Mitchell comes THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER, a poignant and tender coming-of-age drama. This story follows four young people on the last night of summer – their final night of freedom before the new school year starts. The teenagers cross paths as they explore the suburban wonderland they inhabit in search of love and adventure – chasing first kisses, elusive crushes, popularity and parties. While looking for the iconic teenage experience, they discover the quiet moments that will later become a part of their youth they look back on with nostalgia. Inspired by Mitchell’s experiences growing up in Michigan, THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is a beautifully rendered portrait of summertime adolescence and the search for human connections. The kids in Mitchell’s world may be lost, a little confused and full of angst, but ultimately the kids are alright in this life-affirming, truthful and fresh take on the teen genre. Starring a cast of young attractive newcomers in their feature film debut and produced by Adele Romanski (THE FREEBIE), THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is having its international premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in the International Critics’ Week section, the first American film in five years to be selected for this honor. THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER had its U.S. premiere in March at the SXSW Film Festival and Conference, where it received a special jury prize for Best Ensemble Cast.

Directed/Written By: David Robert Mitchell

Starring: Marlon Morton, Amanda Bauer, Claire Sloma, Brett Jacobsen, and Nikita & Jade Ramsey

Distributor: Sundance Selects

TRT: 93 minutes

Release date: July 22, 2011 (NYC) and July 29, 2011 (Los Angeles).