Late Fame

Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet, works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer appears on his doorstep, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention — and by the alluring presence of Gloria, the group’s “tragic heroine” — Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle.
This thoughtful, witty film is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.

The very first time I read Samy’s script, so emotionally varied and knotty, so funny and so bracingly frank, the film started forming in my mind. I could see the characters. I could see the places where they hung out and where they made a living. I could see the New York of now and the New York of a now vanished past, one delicately layered over the other. And I could feel the presence of poetry, forever fragile and at its very best forever free. I knew that the story could only come alive on an intimate wavelength, with a cast and crew and producers who worked together like a jazz ensemble. We made Late Fame in a spirit of camaraderie, and it’s in that spirit that we’re offering the finished product.

PRODUCTION 1:
Killer Films - Pamela Koffler, Mason Plotts, Christine Vachon
150 West 25th St., Suite 602
10001 New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 8569869436
E-mail: mp@killerfilms.com
Social Media: killer.films – Instagram

PRODUCTION 2:
Fresh Fish Films - Danny Roberts, H.S. Naji, Jackie Langelier
150 West 25th St., Suite 602
10001 New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 8569869436
E-mail: mp@killerfilms.com

PRODUCTION 3:
Morning Moon - Ethan Lazar
150 West 25th St., Suite 602
10001 New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 8569869436
E-mail: mp@killerfilms.com

WORLD SALES:
mk2 - Fionnuala Jamison
55 Rue Traversière
75012 Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 44 67 30 30
E-mail: intlsales@mk2.com

ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION:
I Wonder - Andrea Romeo
Via Della Zecca, 2
40121 Bologna, Italia
E-mail: distribution@iwonderpictures.com
Web: iwonderpictures.com
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/iwonderpictures/# - Instagram, https://www.facebook.com/iwonderpictures - Facebook, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QuM9iiz2kLk_MdFgL5IwQ - YouTube, https://www.tiktok.com/@iwonderpictures - TikTok

INTERNATIONAL PRESS OFFICE:
Claudia Tomassini, Paola Schettino Nobile, Olimpia De Meo - claudiatomassini + associates
E-mail: festivals@claudiatomassini.com

US PRESS OFFICE:
Layla Hancock-Piper - Cinetic Marketing
E-mail: layla@cineticmedia.com
Ulteriori addetti/additional press officers: Emilie Spiegel - emilie@cineticmedia.com

ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE:
Stefania Collalto, Lisa Menga - Echo Group
Tel: +39 339 427 9472
E-mail: collalto@echogroup.it, menga@echogroup.it