Good Deed Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Hangdog, a comedy movie starring Desmin Borges and Kelly O’Sullivan.
Director Matt Cascella’s feature is scheduled for release via digital platforms on Oct. 25, which will be preceded by advance theatrical screenings in select cities. Rounding out the cast are Barbara Rosenblat, Steve Coulter, Catherine Curtin and rescue dog-turned-performer Mr. Tibbs.
Set in Portland, Maine, Hangdog centers on Walt (Borges), who deals with anxiety while attempting to retrieve his stolen dog before his girlfriend, Wendy (O’Sullivan), returns from a business trip.
The film earned audience awards at the Woods Hole and New Hampshire Film Festivals. It has also screened at the Provincetown International Film Festival, the Berkshire International Film Festival and the Calgary International Film Festival.
Cascella helmed the film from a script by Jen Cordery. Cascella, Borges, Alyssa Roehrenbeck and Patrick White serve as producers.
“Matt and Jen have crafted a charming and engaging grown-up film in Hangdog, and it’s our pleasure to be a part of bringing this crowdpleaser to audiences nationwide this October,” said GDE head of acquisitions and distribution Erik Donley in a statement.
Executive producer Jamieson Shea of Owl Tree Productions oversaw the deal for the filmmakers, while Donley negotiated for the distributor.
“After a warm reception at film festivals for our humanist comedy about anxiety and connection (both the human and canine varieties), we’re so excited to partner with GDE, a studio with a proven track record of championing independent filmmakers, to bring Hangdog to a wider audience,” Cascella and Cordery said in a joint statement.
Borges recurs on the current season of Only Murders in the Building and is known for starring on You’re the Worst. O’Sullivan’s recent credits include Ghostlight and Cha Cha Real Smooth.
