Permission

Spotlight Narrative

World Premiere

USA | 98 MINUTES | English |

PERMISSION

Drama
As far as Anna (Rebecca Hall) is concerned, she couldn’t be happier with her boyfriend, Will (Dan Stevens). They’re talking about marriage and hoping to close on a new Brooklyn brownstone together. While out at dinner for her birthday, Anna’s brother, Hale (David Joseph Craig), and his partner, Reece (Morgan Spector), innocently point out that she’s never been with anyone other than Will. It doesn’t take long for that seemingly innocuous observation to alter Anna and Will’s future. At the same time, Hale and Reece struggle to take the next major step in their own relationship: starting a family.

Writer-director Brian Crano’s funny and heartfelt script is brought to life by the effortless chemistry shared between its two couples. Hall and Stevens are especially wonderful together, maintaining an endearingly palpable bond in the face of love’s many disruptions. Crano, for his part, distinguishes the film among its many NYC-set rom-com peers through an understated authenticity.Permission tackles universally relatable relationship themes with refreshing honesty.

—Jule Rozite

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Brian Crano

Brian Crano wrote and directed A Bag of Hammers and Permission. His short, Dog Food, premiered at SXSW before playing 30 festivals and was selected for the VIMEO staff pick. Crano trained at UCLA, School of Theatre Film and Television and The London Academy of the Dramatic Arts.
Director
Brian Crano
Screenwriter
Brian Crano
Cinematographer
Adam Bricker
Editor
Matthew Freidman
Composer
Thomas Bartlett, Joan As Police Woman
Executive Producer
Erika Hampson, David Gendron, Michael Klein, Brian Crano
Producer
Margot Hand, Rebecca Hall, Giri Tharan, Joshua Thurston
Cast
Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig and Jason Sudeikis

CONTACTS

International Sales Contact
Fabien Westerhoff
Film Constellation
London, W1T 1RH
Phone: 798 452 3163
fabien@filmconstellation.com
Print Source
Andrew Hauser
Vancouver, BC BC V6A 2A4
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andrew@ajdhauser.com
US Sales Contact
Deborah McIntosh
WME
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 246 3390
dmcintosh@wmeagency.com
Press Contact
Sara Serlen
ID PR
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 9172390829
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