PUSHING DEAD
WINNER FRAMELINE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – AUDIENCE AWARD
SYNOPSIS
When a struggling writer—HIV-positive for 20+ years—ill-advisedly deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, his only options are long shots: take on a helpless bureaucracy, or come up with $3000 a month to buy his medication.
DETAILS
DIRECTOR
RUNNING TIME
110 minutes
GENRE(S)
Comedy
CAST
Robin Weigert ("Deadwood", "The Sessions", Things We Lost In The Fire)
Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, Saw)
James Roday ("Psych")
Khandi Alexander ("CSI Miami")
A Sundance Institute/Rockefeller Foundation supported film.
WEBSITE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Outfest (WINNER: Best Director)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
NewFest
Outshine
REVIEWS
‘Director Tom E. Brown takes on a cruel, absurdly structured medical system with a light touch and gentle humanity.’
– IndieWire
– The Independent