Check Out the Trailer for Demetri Martin’s ‘Dean’

Comic Demetri Martin wrote and makes his directorial debut with Dean, new comedy-drama in which he stars as an New York illustrator who returns home to Los Angeles in the aftermath of his mother’s death. The film made its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival (check out our review here) where it took home the Best U.S. Narrative Feature prize. CBS Films acquired the film which will open in theaters on June 2nd. The trailer for the feature was been revealed.

Martin, who has appeared in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion and Lake Bell’s In a World…, stars as a young man who following the death of mother, attempts to persuade his father from selling the family house while falling for a Los Angeles woman. Oscar winners Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen co-star, as does Gillian Jacobs (Don’t Think Twice).

Check out the trailer for Dean below; the film hits theaters on June 3rd.

James Tisch: Managing Editor, mxdwn Movies || Writer. Procrastinator. Film Lover. Sparked by the power of the movies (the films of Alfred Hitchcock served as a pivotal gateway drug during childhood), James began ruminating and essaying the cinema at a young age and forged forward as a young blogger, contributor and eventual editor for mxdwn Movies. Outside of mxdwn, James served as a film programmer for one of the busiest theaters in the greater Los Angeles area and frequently works on the local film festival circuit. He resides in Los Angeles. james@mxdwn.com
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