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[email protected] BASIC SPECS RUNTIME: 88 minutes SHOOTING FORMAT: 2K ASPECT RATIO: 1.85 USA EXHIBITION FORMAT: DCP TITLE: The Boat Builder DIRECTOR: Arnold Grossman COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: USA YEAR PRODUCED: 2015 LANGUAGE: English WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.theboatbuildermovie.com Twitter: @TheBoatBuilder1 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Theboatbuilder Official Hashtag: #TheBoatBuilder CONTACT INFO Film Contact Richard J. Bosner, Producer
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[email protected] 914.329.5534 LOG LINE An embittered old mariner and a neglected young orphan form an unlikely bond building a sailboat. SYNOPSIS Embittered old mariner Abner (Christopher Lloyd) is a widower living a solitary life. Withdrawn from his family and the tight-knit community of his small marine town, he is a grumpy and unsociable man who seems to live in the past, only finding comfort in the countless hours spent building a sailboat in his yard. When neglected young orphan Rick (Tekola Cornetet) wanders onto Abner’s property, hiding from the local bullies, the two find common ground and form an unlikely bond which will change their lives in unexpected ways. FILM STILLS THE FILMMAKERS Arnold Grossman - Director and screenwriter Arnold Grossman, writer and director of The Boat Builder began his career in advertising where his early work in television earned him numerous recognitions including the prestigious CLIO award. After creating T.V. commercials for a number of high profile political figures, including congressional representatives and presidential candidates, Grossman began focusing on his writing career publishing both narrative and nonfiction works. Grossman is an accomplished author, with three published novels to his credit including 1988, A California Conspiracy, and Going Together, as well as a nonfiction book on gun violence in America.