Listen Up Philip
Filmfest 2015
USA 2014
Original version
(Original: English)
German Premiere
Director: Alex Ross Perry
Section: International Independents
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his sure-to-succeed second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his own indifference to promoting the novel. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject – himself. Philip faces mistakes and miseries affecting those around him, including his girlfriend, her sister, his idol, his idol's daughter, and all the ex-girlfriends and enemies that lie in wait on the open streets of New York.
"LISTEN UP PHILIP is a summation of all I've observed, lived through, laughed at, narrowly avoided and absently longed for during my time in New York."
Alex Ross Perry
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce
Credits
Screenplay: Alex Ross Perry
Director of Photography: Sean Price Williams
Film Editor: Robert Greene
Composer: Keegan Dewitt
Production Designer: Scott Kuzio
Costume Design: Amanda Ford
Sound: Leslie Bloom
Producer: Katie Stern, Joshua Blum, Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, David Lowery
Co-Producer: Michaela McKee
Director: Alex Ross Perry