Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s “C.O.G.” first film adaptation of David Sedaris’s work, to open Outfest Film Festival
Many of you know that Outfest is one of my very favorite times of the year so I’m very excited to share that the opening night film has been selected: Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s “C.O.G.,” the first film adaptation of David Sedaris’s work.
Here’s the plot: Recent college graduate David (Jonathan Groff of Glee fame) decides to get close to nature, and the working class, by spending a summer picking apples in Oregon with his friend Jennifer. Even after she blows him off, he charges ahead on a picaresque journey that will take him from orchard to processing plant to an arts and crafts workshop, guided along the way by an increasingly eccentric and motley bunch of mentors.
Whether trying to interpret the possible flirtations of co-worker Curly (Corey Stoll of House of Cards) or resisting the religious hard-sell from Bible-thumping Jon (Denis O’Hare of True Blood), David finds himself on the most complicated path of all — figuring out who he is and what he wants.
The film is writer-director Alvarez’s follow-up to his acclaimed debut Easier With Practice. The film premiered in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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