FORGIVING KEVIN

Feature Film Look Book Cloverhill Pictures

Click to listen to “Hand Covers Bruise” while reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SBNCYkSceU STORY After winning back-to-back New York State Championships, playing for his Hall-of-Fame father-coach Larry Glenz, All-American lacrosse player Kevin Glenz had it all: a Division 1 scholarship, a loving family, and the biggest smile in any room he entered. But just when he had his whole life ahead of him, Kevin became victim to opiate addiction, which lead to the beginning of a seven year battle with recovery and relapse.

FORGIVING KEVIN is the true story of a father’s unwavering effort to try and save his beloved son from the horrors of addiction. But before Larry can save his son, he first must learn to let go and fight every fiber in his body to control the situation. DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT That’s a picture of Kevin Glenz in between my two older brothers. The three of them were line-mates and three of the most decorated lacrosse players in Lynbrook High School history. They won State Championships. They set records. They led Lynbrook to heights the proud program had never been to. And they did it all under the tutelage of Larry Glenz, Kevin’s father, and head lacrosse coach. At the time, I was in middle school and the team’s biggest fan. I revered these three. I wanted to be just like them. To this day, those seasons in 1999 and 2000 stand out as some of my fondest memories. And I wasn’t even a part of them! Just a fan. But their success captured the attention of the entire town, creating a cult-like following. Like that of Texas High School football.

At first when I reconnected with Coach Glenz in 2017 – a man I count as one of the most influential figures in my life – and we began discussing adapting his book into a feature film, I feared letting him and the Lynbrook community down if I couldn’t deliver a film to the quality deserving of Kevin’s story. But after we continued to talk, I realized there’s likely not a more appropriate director to author this film. Directing is all about making it personal…and this story’s a personal one for me.

FORGIVING KEVIN is not a story about a drug addict. It’s a family drama centered around a metaphorical wrestling match between a father & son, player & coach. It’s about love, sacrifice and patience. It follows the personal journey a father must go through in order to help the one he loves most. As Coach Glenz says in his book, “Kevin was my biggest test.” That’s our movie in a nutshell. A story about a father refusing to allow his will to save his son be broken, no matter how hard his son tests him.

Date CHARACTERS LARRY GLENZ KEVIN GLENZ SETTING

FORGIVING KEVIN takes place in several settings.

Lynbrook, Long Island: The blue collar, Irish-Catholic town where Kevin grew up and went to high school, and where Larry was a social studies teacher and lacrosse coach.

Long Beach, Long Island: Larry’s condo right near the boardwalk and ocean.

College: Kevin plays lacrosse for the UMASS Minutemen, in Massachusetts.

Iowa: Where Kevin goes for his final rehab stint. LYNBROOK LYNBROOK LYNBROOK LYNBROOK Date LONG BEACH / LARRY’S CONDO COLLEGE COLLEGE IOWA TONE LOOK THEMES FAMILY FATHERHOOD BROTHERHOOD LETTING GO SACRIFICE IDENTITY PATIENCE OUR TEAM MICHAEL DONEGER DIRECTOR / PRODUCER

Michael Doneger is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actor based in Los Angeles.

In 2011, Michael wrote, directed, starred in and produced his feature film debut “This Thing With Sarah”, which premiered at the 2013 San Diego Film Festival. In 2015, he wrote, starred in and produced “The Escort”, featuring Lyndsy Fonseca and Bruce Campbell. The film premiered at the LA Film Festival and was acquired by The Orchard. Doneger later sold “The Escort” as a TV series to MTV.

Michael’s sophomore directorial effort, “Brampton’s Own”, which he also wrote and produced under his Cloverhill Pictures banner, stars Jean Smart, Alex Russell, Rose McIver and Scott Porter. The film will be released in theaters in the fall of 2018.

Michael is a 2008 Johns Hopkins University graduate, and hails from Lynbrook, NY, where he was an All-American lacrosse player under Larry Glenz, the author and protagonist of the book “Forgiving Kevin”.

Date LARRY GLENZ AUTHOR / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Larry is the author of Forgiving Kevin: A Son’s Addiction Becomes a Father’s Greatest Teacher. It is the true story of the father/son relationship that withstood seven years of addiction, recovery, and relapse.

Larry serves as a motivational speaker on the topic of heroin awareness for high schools, colleges, and local communities at a time when an epidemic is taking the lives of our young people involved in the abuse of opiates.

His greatest passion was coaching lacrosse, football, and wrestling. The success of Coach Glenz’s teams ultimately led to his induction into the prestigious National High School Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame. He continues to serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the same school since his retirement.

Date MARK DICRISTOFARO PRODUCER

Mark DiCristofaro is a ilm and television producer and member of the Producer’s Guild of America. Recent producing credits include Netlix’ THE WHO WAS? SHOW starring Andy Daly and Jon Benjamin, Viceland’s WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO? starring James Van Der Beek, GREAT MINDS WITH DAN HARMON, and Fox Sports Films’ LEGENDS NEVER DIE.

Mark produced the 2015 feature ilm THE ESCORT which acquired a North American distribution deal with The Orchard prior to its world premiere at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. In 2017, Mark produced BRAMPTON’S OWN Starring Alex Russell, Rose McIver, and Jean Smart. The ilm premiered at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival and acquired a Q4 theatrical release with Dark Star Pictures. Currently, Mark is serving as a producer on HBO’s upcoming documentary ilm, WIGSTOCK.

Date THOMAS PAYTON SCREENWRITER / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Thomas Payton is a writer and producer based in Los Angeles, known for his work on several tv shows including The Brink (HBO) and Nurse Jackie (Showtime). His own tv pilot is currently being developed by the Tannenbaum Company (CBS Studios). He also has a pilot he wrote being developed by Dwayne Johnson’s, aka The Rock's, production company (Seven Bucks Productions). Thomas has multiple features in various stages of development.

As a producer, Thomas serves as President of his Hi Dragon Productions banner which is presently developing a project written by the producer of Goliath (Amazon). Thomas grew up in London and outside New York City. He’s a graduate of Brown University where he studied playwriting and ilm.

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