Fly Away (film)

Fly Away
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJanet Grillo
Written byJanet Grillo
Produced by
  • Janet Grillo
  • Pavlina Hatoupis
Starring
CinematographySandra Valde-Hansen
Edited byDanny Daneau
Music byLuke Rothschild
Production
companies
  • Cricket Films
  • Ministry of Content
Distributed byNew Video
Release dates
  • March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13) (SXSW)
  • April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15) (United States)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fly Away is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Janet Grillo, and starring Beth Broderick, Ashley Rickards, Greg Germann, JR Bourne, and Reno.

Made as a SAG Ultra-Low Budget Independent Film, and shot in 14 days,[citation needed][1][2] Fly Away premiered as one of eight out of 2000 submissions in Narrative Competition at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 13, 2011.[3][4] The film received a limited theatrical release in select cities on April 15, 2011, and was made available on video on demand (VOD), DVD, and Digital on April 26.[5] 10% of proceeds from DVD sales and 15% of proceeds from VOD rentals were donated to Autism Speaks.[6]

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, who commended Rickards' performance. The film won Best Film and Special Jury Prize for Performance (Ashley Rickards) at the Arizona International Film Festival in April 2011, and Honorable Mention from the prestigious Voice Awards, sponsored by the national Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA).[7] The film's screenplay won the award for the Best International Screenplay from the 2010 Swansea Bay Film Festival in Wales.[8]

  1. ^ Staff, Backstage (November 5, 2019). "SAG Foundation Presents a NY Conversations Event with "Fly Away". www.backstage.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/sag-foundation-presents-ny-conversations-event-fly-away-55354/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "New Video Buys SXSW 2011 Title "Fly Away"". IndieWire. February 3, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "SXSW 2011 Festival Preview: Narrative Competition". The Austin Chronicle. Vol. 30, no. 28. March 11, 2011. p. 73. ISSN 1074-0740. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
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  6. ^ "2011 SXSW Film Entry, "FLY AWAY," Available April 26 on VOD, Digital, and DVD" (Press release). New Video. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration". SAMHSA - The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  8. ^ dadofdivas (2011-03-30). "FLY AWAY movie with Autism Awareness Month". Dad of Divas. Retrieved 2024-08-13.