‘Year of the Fox’ Explores Predatory Behavior on Digital, VOD August 19
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Available on Digital Platforms on August 19
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“A wily look at coming into one’s own. Griffiths is one of the rare American directors to consistently engage with issues of class. Year of the Fox provocatively evolves into a consideration about power in general when those that have it act with impunity, leaving all others to grapple with the consequences.” – Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest “A tale of haunting class privilege. Maintains a strong level of acting by each cast member.” – Sabina Dana Plasse, Film Threat |
Synopsis
In the rarefied air of 1990s Aspen, teenage Ivy (Sarah Jeffery, The Six Triple Eight) is grappling with her emerging sexuality amid the emotional fallout of her parents’ divorce. When her father invites her into the elite party scene, Ivy catches the attention of a wealthy predatory figure, and she and her friends begin to play with rules they haven’t written and don’t fully understand. As illusions crumble and role models disappoint, Ivy must determine whether to follow the paths of her peers and the women before her or forge her way on her own terms.
Directed by veteran filmmaker Megan Griffiths and drawn from writer/producer Eliza Flug’s own adolescent experiences, this intimate coming-of-age portrait explores the collision of innocence, power, and privilege across one year of a girl’s life.
About the Director
Megan Griffiths is a writer/director working in film and television. She has directed shows for HBO, EPIX, TNT, Hulu, USA, Fox, Netflix, and served as the producing director for season two of Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” She directed I’ll Show You Mine (produced by Duplass Brothers Productions), wrote and directed Sadie, which premiered at the 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival and stars Melanie Lynskey. She also created the thriller The Night Stalker, starring Lou Diamond Phillips as serial killer Richard Ramirez, which premiered on Lifetime Television. Her film Lucky Them, starring Toni Collette, was distributed by IFC Films. Griffiths’s film Eden won three prizes at SXSW 2012: the Emergent Narrative Director Award, the Audience Award for Narrative Feature, and a Special Jury Prize for lead actress Jamie Chung. Griffiths’ feature The Off Hours, distributed by Film Movement, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Additionally, Griffiths has produced several projects including Your Sister’s Sister, directed by the late Lynn Shelton, Griffiths’s close friend and frequent collaborator. Griffiths and Shelton also co-wrote a feature for “This American Life,” and together with producer Gregg Fienberg sold an original pitch to HBO.
Griffiths is a member of the director’s branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In her adopted hometown of Seattle, Griffiths was the recipient of the 2012 Stranger Genius Award for Film, was named the 2013 City Arts Film Artist of the Year, and received the 2015 Seattle Mayor’s Award for Film. She serves on the board of Northwest Film Forum and is an active advocate for sustainable production.
About the Screenwriter
Eliza Flug is a writer and producer based in Seattle, Washington. Her credits as an executive producer include East of the Mountains (2021, directed by SJ Chiro), Potato Dreams of America (2021, directed by Wes Hurley), The Paper Tigers (2020, directed by Bao Tran), Thin Skin (2020, directed by Charles Mudede), and Sadie (2018, directed by Megan Griffiths). Eliza has authored a new 8-part limited series called “Way Outback.”
| Director: Megan Griffiths
Screenwriter: Eliza Flug Cast: Sarah Jeffery, Jane Adams, Jake Weber, Lexi Simonsen and Balthazar Getty Producers: Eliza Flug, Lacey Leavitt Gray, Jennifer Roth Executive Producers: Eliza Flug, Megan Griffiths Co-Producer: Jonathan Caso Director of Photography: Sevdije Kastrati Editor: Celia Beasley Music by: St. Kilda Run Time: 97 minutes Language: English |
