DAD & STEP-DAD
dir. Tynan Delong, 2023
80 min, USA
In English
THURSDAY MARCH 9TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W ELEANORE PIENTA & SUNITA MANI
FRIDAY MARCH 10TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W AIDY BRYANT
SATURDAY MARCH 11TH, 5PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W JOHN REYNOLDS
SUNDAY MARCH 12TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W EDY MODICA
MONDAY MARCH 13TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W NAOMI FRY
TUESDAY MARCH 14TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W JO FIRESTONE
WEDNESDAY MARCH 15TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W SURPRISE GUEST
THURSDAY MARCH 16TH, 7:30PM – DIRECTOR Q&A W LANCE OPPENHEIM
All screenings $10! A few walk-up tickets will be avail for sold out screenings, contingent on number of no-shows for pre-purchase
Sometimes raising a son takes two different guys
Dad & Step-Dad is a slow-burn, character-driven family comedy that follows Jim (Dad), Dave (Step-Dad) and Suzie (Mom), three lost souls who spend the weekend together at a cabin upstate in an effort to bond for the sake of their 13-year-old son, Branson. Tensions mount however as differing parenting techniques come to the fore.
A symphony of passive aggressive quibbles delivered in hushed tones, furtive glances, and tense silence, the film plays like Frederick Wiseman directing an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Listed in Esquire as one of the “41 Most Anticipated Films of 2023,” Dad & Step-Dad was shot in 4 days during the summer of 2021 with a production budget of only $18,000 and is entirely improvised, based off of a robust outline and several rehearsals.
Tynan DeLong is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY, working as a filmmaker, actor and writer. He can currently be seen in the Netflix-streaming documentary Mortified Nation. As a prolific filmmaker, making over 20 shorts since 2018, his work has been featured at the Maryland Film Festival, Nitehawk Film Festival, the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, NoBudge Live and New Cinema Club screenings, as well as his own residency for the 2019 season at the Wythe Hotel. Online, he’s been profiled in Vulture, Paste, Splitsider, NoBudge, Booom.TV and Vice. As an actor, he has appeared in several short films and series, including Vimeo Staff Pick The Astronauts. His debut feature, Dad & Step-Dad, was recently listed in Esquire as one of the “41 Most Anticipated Films of 2023” and is set to be released in 2023.