You Can Choose Your Family
Year: 2018
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Run Time:
110 minutes
It’s 1992—the height of plaid, mom jeans, and teenage angst—and Philip Hansen can’t wait to graduate and move as far from home as possible. When his dad, Frank (played by comedian Jim Gaffigan), isn’t away on business in Japan, he’s busy belittling his son and controlling his every move. Philip never measures up to his dad’s expectations, especially when it comes to his ambitions of becoming a musician instead of following his dad into the ketchup business. Determined to live it up during his last spring break and escape his dad’s patronizing rules, Philip sneaks out of town only to discover an unexpected local (his dad) living another life with his secret second family. Feeling vengeful, Philip promises to keep his dad’s secret from both families in exchange for college tuition to a school across the country. But the elaborate lies may be too much for the father-son duo to control. A comedy at heart, plenty of entertaining drama unfolds when YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY rolls out some complicated family dynamics. —A.B.
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Competitions
American Independents Competition
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Director
Miranda Bailey
Director, producer, and actor Miranda Bailey is known for creating high-quality independent films. In a 15-year filmmaking career, Bailey has distinguished herself by producing over 20 films; among them the Oscar®-nominated “The Squid and the Whale.”
Filmography
Greenlit (2010), The Pathological Optimist (2017), YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY (2018)
Producers
Karen Kehela Sherwood, Amanda Marshall, Miranda Bailey
Screenwriting
Glen Lakin
Cinematography
Yaron Scharf
Editing
Jeffrey M. Werner
Principal Cast
Jim Gaffigan, Logan Miller, Anna Gunn, Samantha Mathis, Alex Karpovsky, Hayes MacArthur, Michelle Hurd
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