Press Release
Kiss Off Entertainment Presents SB Edwards’
FALL BACK DOWN
OFFICIAL SELECTION
LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL 2020
104 minutes || Canada || English || 2020
News and social media mentions appreciated with #FallBackDownFilm @fbd_film
Screener, Stills &BTS Photography available upon request
** Director Sara Beth Edwards is available for interviews **
Sarah Beth Edwards brings us a fun and chaotic anarchic punk-rock murder mystery rom-com, FALL BACK DOWN, which will be virtually screened at qFLIX Worcester: New England's LGBTQ+ Film Festival, on Saturday 14 November, 8pm EST (Sunday 15 November, 1am BST).
Set against the backdrop of a fictionalised Vancouver underground, FALL BACK DOWN is a queer-punk romp brimming with heart and attitude. Nick Colby (Andrew Dunbar), a once fearless and passionate activist punk, is now a shadow of his former self after his radical girlfriend, Lizzie (Jacky Lai), leaves for humanitarian work in Nigeria, and ghosted him. He spirals, abandons his activism, and gets fired from a string of dead-end jobs which lands him a job in a sketchy sweatshop. There, he meets uptight, combative new coworker, Reena (Aadila Dosani). Initially repelled by each other, the mismatched duo is forced together when they witness a murder disguised as a workplace accident and try to get to the bottom of things. Their journey of investigation and survival slowly rekindles Nick’s soul to doing and fighting for what is right.
Following its Official Selection and World Premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, Andrew Dunbar was named ‘Star To Watch’. FALL BACK DOWN has also made Official Selection for a range of 2020 festivals – including LA Femme International, SOHO International Film Festival, Cardiff International, Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, Female Filmmakers Film Festival Berlin, Workers Unite Film Festival, and Winner of Best International Film Award at the LA Punk Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Wales International FF, and was also part of the Official Selection of the Cardiff International Film Festival in October.
FALL BACK DOWN will be released in the UK on SVOD, alongside a series of digital screenings and special Q&A events.
“Fall Back Down feels like a warm hug, like a big inclusive family full of punks, misfits, weirdos, and outsiders … It’s fresh and exciting, lively and energetic”
- The Last Thing I See
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EDITOR’S NOTES:
Upcoming Festivals & Screenings:
**information on request**
About SB Edwards, Screenwriter, Director & Producer:
Based in Vancouver and Los Angeles, Sara Beth (SB) is a dual New Zealand / Canadian citizen and speaks fluent French. With a background in the Fine Arts, she has spent the last decade creating scripted content for the disenfranchised and working in the Art Department of various films and television series. SB wrote, directed, and produced Fall Back Down, which was funded through Telefilm Canada’s “Talent to Watch” program. Her sophomore feature, The Estate is a serious lesbian horror film set in Ireland, also supported by Telefilm. Previously SB wrote on the Netflix original series Travelers and recently completed her short film Salty, which screened in the Cannes Short Film Corner.
Pronouns: She / Them
Fall Back Down / Film Production Details:
Writer: Sara Beth Edwards
Director: Sara Beth Edwards
Producer: Sara Beth Edwards
Country: Canada
Year: 2020
Running Time: 104 minutes
Language: English
Subtitles: Available on request
Director of photography: Collin Morrison
Editor: Natalie Glubb
Production Design: Anamarija Josipovic
Sound Design: Ola Kostet
Music Supervision: Trish Klein
Executive Producers: Chris Moore, Ziad Touma
Cast Featuring: Andrew Dunbar / Aadila Dosani / Jacky Lai / Omari Newton / Kira Clavell
Fun Cameo: Joe Keithley, of legendary punk band D.O.A.
All Photo Credits: Scott Little @scottlittle
Digital and Social Media:
Website: fallbackdownfilm.com
Facebook: facebook.com/fallbackdownfilm
Twitter: twitter.com/fbd_film
Instagram: Instagram.com/@fbd_film
imdbPRO: pro.imdb.com/title/tt3205240
imdb: imdb.com/title/tt3205240
Fall Back Down Featured Soundtrack - Video playlist:
(not in order of appearance). *All are fully licensed.
HEDKS Kataginandtonic https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9kxBuv63k30
PALE RED Worms In The Dirt https://paleredband.bandcamp.com/track/worms-in-the-dirt-2
PALM HAZE Higher https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ4-SFlqhRg
RICH AUCOIN Yelling In Sleep https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCu1geUteZM
SAFIA NOLIN Les Chemins https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WW8udLKTjQQ
SAM TUDOR Modern New Year https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WGL4tF-yAsM
CHRIS PERUKA Like A Movie (Cover of a Nicole Reynolds song) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ndo6CDw3B8
HERON Gods & Goats https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YDetKQfIwwM
MINTO Tonight I Lay My Head https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKBrxQhQt8
RAE SPOON Be The Light https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQmmfWmCkM
PAUL STEWART Some Good It Will Come https://paulstewartmusic.bandcamp.com/track/some-good-it-will-come
ACTORS Crystal https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MzS4EMp3HEc
KARIMA & ANDREW Azamale Bollywood Item Number song - Original composition, not available online
ASHLEY SHADOW Tired https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VL5mNkvbnn4
BALLAST Purgatory Protest scene - not available online
CRACK CLOUD Drab Measure https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2J-p6jTb8
DONZELLE & CHILLY GONZALES Kebeoke https://donzelle.bandcamp.com/track/kebeoke
DOUSE Lancaster https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQ7cUWakSE
WOLF SAGA Calling https://wolfsaga.bandcamp.com/track/calling
Press Enquiries
For additional press information, interview requests, and screeners for FALL BACK DOWN, Kiss Off Entertainment and other upcoming projects, please contact Tolu Akisanya at trakisanya@gmail.com