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“Good Ol’ Boy” To Premier at Seattle International Film Festival
South Asian Immigrant Story Is Set In 1970s Small Town, America
LOS ANGELES – May 11, 2015 – Family comedy “Good Ol’ Boy” by veteran South Asian-American
producer/writer/actor Anjul Nigam (“Bad Words”) has been selected in competition for its World
Premier at the acclaimed Seattle International Film Festival 2015 in the New American Cinema
section. The competition represents films that the programmers have chosen on the basis of original
conception, striking style and overall excellence and what are deemed the best US films of the
festival. The juried competition is comprised of a jury of members of the foreign press, the
FIPRESCI.
The film is directed by Frank Lotito, and Nigam stars with Jason Lee ("My Name Is Earl"), Brighton
Sharbino ("The Walking Dead"), Hilarie Burton ("One Tree Hill"), Jake Busey ("From Dusk Till
Dawn"), Tim Guinee ("Iron Man 1 and 2"), Alison Wright ("The Americans"), Poorna Jagannathan
("Delhi Belly"), Samrat Chakrabarti ("Waiting City") and introduces Roni Akurati in the title role of
"Smith."
Based on a true story and set in the year 1979, “Good Ol’ Boy” is about a family from India that
moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls
head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a “good old boy” propels him further
away from his family’s ideals than ever before. The movie is a tribute to childhood heroes, first love
and growing up in Small Town, America.
Nigam was born in India and raised in United States since the age of two. As an actor in film and
television, he has a recurring role on upcoming Season Two of “True Detective” and has recurred on
the first three seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy.” He has had a four-year run on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on
which he plays an Indian call center operator from whom the talk show host outsources jokes via
skype from time to time. Nigam also achieved pop-cultural status with a starring turn in the longrunning campaign "Tech & Talk With Ranjit and Chad” for cell phone provider MetroPCS.
Nigam produced “Good Ol’ Boy” with Lotito and Steve Straka. In addition to producing and starring
in the film, Nigam wrote the screenplay with Paul Quinn and Gregory Scott Houghton. The project is
a production of Nigam’s Brittany House Pictures in association with Lotito’s Emedia Films. Nigam
and Lotito first met as actors under the direction of George Miller in “Silver Strand” exactly twenty
years ago in Melbourne, Victoria. The two are next producing “The Cook and the Critic” which Lotito
will also direct.
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Contact:
Manoj J. Mishra
MJM Public Relations
South Asian Talent Promotions
Tel: 818-470-3808 | Email: [email protected]
GOOD OL’ BOY
Overview
Private Teaser
Link: www.vimeo.com/122154358
Password: smithteaser01
(Teaser for private viewing only)
Press Kit
Attached
Production Stills
Link: www.dropbox.com/sh/dlnzcjr8z57qqo9/AACoBo4hqpGtTekzKVoIjbcHa?dl=0
Starring: Jason Lee ("My Name Is Earl"), Anjul Nigam ("Bad Words"), Brighton Sharbino ("The
Walking Dead"), Hilarie Burton ("One Tree Hill"), Jake Busey ("From Dusk Till Dawn"), Tim Guinee
("Iron Man 1 and 2"), Alison Wright ("The Americans"), Poorna Jagannathan ("Delhi Belly"), Samrat
Chakrabarti ("Waiting City") and introducing Roni Akurati as "Smith"
Director: Frank Lotito
Producers: Anjul Nigam, Frank Lotito, Steve Straka
Writers: Anjul Nigam, Paul Quinn, Gregory Scott Houghton
Story: In 1979, a family from India moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream.
While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a
“good old boy” propels him further away from his family’s ideals than ever before. A tribute to
childhood heroes, first love and growing up in Small Town, America.
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GOOD OL’ BOY
The Production Team
ANJUL NIGAM
“Good Ol’ Boy” Producer, Writer, Actor
IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm0631413
Anjul Nigam is a veteran actor who has been working in the entertainment industry for over 25 years.
Born and initially raised in Mumbai, India, Anjul is graduate of New York University's Tisch School of
the Arts. He is a founding partner at Brittany House Pictures where he has produced the feature film
GOOD OL’ BOY which he co-wrote, packaged with award winning talent, and in which he plays a
leading role alongside Jason Lee. Projects in the works at Brittany House include the television
show THE ACCIDENTAL GURU which was in development at 20th Century Fox/Fox Digital Studios,
a web series LIMBO IN LALA LAND, the family film SLOW AND STEADY and the romantic comedy
THE COOK AND THE CRITIC in association with Emedia Films.
In addition to his work as a producer, Anjul has appeared as a supporting lead in Focus Feature’s
BAD WORDS for director Jason Bateman and in the upcoming OF GODS AND KINGS for director
Joe Estevez. He has appeared as one of the supporting leads in Hallmark's BACK WHEN WE
WERE GROWNUPS with Faye Dunaway and Peter Fonda under the direction of Ron Underwood;
as one of the leads in 20th Century Fox's THE FIRST $20 MILLION IS THE HARDEST with Rosario
Dawson and directed by Mick Jackson; and one of the supporting leads in Universal's SPEAKING
OF SEX with Bill Murray and James Spader for director John McNaughton. Anjul has also appeared
in the blockbuster movies TERMINATOR: SALVATION for Warner Brothers and CLOVERFIELD for
Paramount.
In television, Nigam has a recurring role on TRUE DETECTIVE (Season Two), and he has recurred
on ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY (seven episodes) and on the ABC medical drama MDs (eight
episodes). Anjul has appeared as one of the leads in both the ABC miniseries TOM CLANCY'S
NETFORCE and in Showtime's SILVER STRAND. He has guest-starred on over 50 primetime
series including BATTLE CREEK, REVENGE, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, GHOST WHISPERER, LIE
TO ME, CRASH, SUPERNATURAL, CSI, CSI: NEW YORK, MEDIUM, HUFF, SHARK, ER and
NYPD BLUE.
In theater, Anjul has appeared alongside fellow-NYU alumnus Philip Seymour Hoffman in the
controversial production of Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE under the direction of
Peter Sellars and which played at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and The Goodman
Theatre in Chicago.
For the past four years, Anjul has had a recurring role on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and he achieved
pop-cultural status with a starring turn in the long-running campaign "Tech & Talk With Ranjit and
Chad” for cell phone provider MetroPCS.
As a South Asian artist, Anjul is a respected pioneer for having broken barriers so that a career in
the entertainment industry is deemed a viable profession for his community. He has been
designated by Desi Club, a leading South Asian publication, as one of the “Top 50 Most Influential
South Asians In the World”, and he has served as a keynote speaker and/or panelist at various
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engagements including “India Rising” for The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE); “Entertainment
Professionals Symposium” for New York University – Tisch School of Arts; “A Career in
Entertainment” for UCLA – Indian Student Union; “Careers for the New Millennium” for UC Berkley –
Indian Students Association; and The 10th Annual Conference of the Network of Indian
Professionals (NetIP).
FRANK LOTITO
“Good Ol’ Boy” Director / Producer
IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm1638157
Originally an actor/comedian from Melbourne, Australia. Frank has kept busy on both sides of the
camera acting, writing and producing for over 15 years. In 2007 he worked closely with Ian Thorpe
producing a 2-hour documentary on the environment, titled "Fish Out of Water". Since then Frank
has gone on to produce "The Phone" hosted my Justin Melvey for Fox 8. “Stefano's Cooking
Paradiso,” an eight part cooking series for Lifestyle Food, which was nominated for a TV Logy award
and Vancouver Dreams a two hour special on the 2010 winter Games.
Frank has also produced feature films, including BIG MAMA’S BOY, which he wrote and starred in,
THE LOOKALIKE, starring Justin Long and Jerry O'Connell and GOOD OL’ BOY, starring Jason
Lee, which is also Frank's directorial debut and is making it’s World Premier in competition at the
Seattle International Film Festival.
BRITTANY HOUSE PICTURES
Website: www.brittanyhousepictures.com
Brittany House Pictures is a privately owned Limited Liability Company founded. Brittany House's
primary purpose and business is to develop and produce entertainment content that is commercial in
appeal, artistic in merit and economically sound in budget while focusing on feel-good, inspirational
and emotionally riveting content.
In addition to GOOD OL' BOY, some of Brittany House’s projects include the television show "The
Accidental Guru" that has been in development with 20th Century Fox/Fox Digital Studios, a web
series "Limbo In Lala Land," the family film "Slow and Steady" and the romantic comedy "The Cook
and the Critic" in association with Emedia Films.
The name Brittany House is derived from the New York University dorm where the company's
founding partners Anjul Nigam and Jonathan Rosen lived; it is homage to the foundation that was
laid during their college years and the friendships that were forged "back in the day." The other NYU
dormitories, Weinstein and Rubin, were given consideration. However, since Weinstein was already
taken and Rubin would sound too much like a deli, Brittany was the natural choice.
Contact:
Manoj J. Mishra
MJM Public Relations
South Asian Talent Promotions
Email: [email protected]
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