SPECIAL PREMIERE: When plans to visit his father in Florida are abruptly canceled, 15-year-old Metallica superfan Daniel (Earl Cave, brilliant in his big-screen debut) begrudgingly spends the summer at home in the British 'burbs with his cheery librarian mum, Sue (Monica Dolan, Pride). On the surface, the moody teen and his unsinkable progenitor have about as much in common as his black heavy-metal t-shirts do with her pastel cardigans. The one trait they share is the struggle to follow Sue’s repeated advice: “Try something new.” Over the course of the summer, each is pushed to the limits of their comfort zone, and both indeed "try something new." With pitch-perfect performances by Dolan and Cave (and a wicked cameo by Rob Brydon) and set to a superb soundtrack by Belle & Sebastian, Simon Bird’s fabulous feature debut is an utterly delightful take on the coming-of-age comedy, hilariously and tenderly exploring the mother-son relationship with all its idiosyncrasies, heartache, and tenderness.
EXPECTED GUESTS: Director Simon Bird, Actor Earl Cave