SWAN SONG Red Carpet Premieres 2021

SWAN SONG

World Premiere

There will be a post-screening conversation with Benjamin Cleary (Director), Mahershala Ali (Actor) and Naomie Harris (Actor) moderated by LA Times’ Mark Olsen.

Set in the near future, SWAN SONG is told through the eyes of Cameron (two-time Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father diagnosed with a terminal illness who is presented with an alternative solution by his doctor (eight-time Academy Award® nominee Glenn Close) to shield his family from grief. As Cam grapples with whether or not to alter his family’s fate, he learns more about life and love than he ever imagined. Written and directed by Oscar® winner Benjamin Cleary, this searing drama also stars Naomie Harris, Awkwafina and Adam Beach.

Benjamin Cleary is an Irish writer, director and producer best known for his short film STUTTERER (2015), which won an Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short Film. SWAN SONG starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close, Awkwafina and Adam Beach is Cleary’s feature directorial debut.

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2021

Director: Benjamin Cleary

Screenwriter: Benjamin Cleary

Producers: Mahershala Ali, Rebecca Bourke, Jonathan King, Jacob Perlin, Adam Shulman, Mimi Valdes

Executive Producer: Shea Kammer

Director of Photography: Masanobu Takayanagi

Editor: Nathan Nugent

Production Designer: Annie Beauchamp

Music: Jay Wadley

Cast/Featuring: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close, Awkwafina

Language: English

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