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Exuding such a relaxed feel that it's not surprising that its title doesn't appear onscreen until nearly the half-hour mark, Sundowners never strains too hard for its considerable laughs. Depicting the misadventures of a pair of bumbling videographers assigned to shoot a destination wedding in Mexico, Pavan Moondi's low-key comedy has a plotline that wouldn't be out of place in a mainstream Hollywood effort. But this Canadian indie mostly avoids the sort of vulgarisms attendant to films of that ilk, displaying a slyly droll humor that proves consistently engaging.

The plot concerns thirtysomethings Alex (comedian Phil Hanley) and his best...

The Orchard and Factory 25 has announced that they will partner for the comedy Sundowners starring Tim Heidecker (The Comedy, Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie). The Orchard has acquired the U.S. and U.K. digital rights while Factory 25 has stepped up and will release the film theatrically in the U.S. Heidecker stars alongside Phil Hanley (Comedy Central’s The Half Hour) and Luke Lalonde (musician from the rock band Born Ruffians). The movie, which premiered at the…...

Ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival, Factory 25 has taken U.S. theatrical rights to Pavan Moondi's Canadian indie comedy Sundowners.

Factory 25 plans a late 2017 release, while The Orchard is partnering on the Phil Hanley and Luke Lalonde starrer by taking U.S. and U.K. digital releasing rights. Written, directed and edited by Moondi, Sundowners stars comedian Hanley of Comedy Central's The Half Hour and musician Lalonde of the rock band Born Ruffians as two struggling videographers who take a job filming a wedding in Mexico. Meanwhile, their boss (Tim Heidecker) proves fast and loose with the details and...

"I've been drifting for so long, I don't even remember where I want to go..." This might hit a little close to home for any up-and-coming filmmakers out there who have done this kind of work and felt this way. Sundowners is an indie comedy about two struggling videographers who decide to take a job filming a wedding down in Mexico. But, of course, they run into all kinds of problems after they discover their boss is playing fast and loose. The main cast includes Phil Hanley, Luke Lalonde, Tim Heidecker, Cara Gee, Nick Flanagan, Chris Locke, James Hartnett, and Leah Fay Goldstein. This looks amusing, and a bit depressing, but maybe it's surprisingly quite good. There's some impressive match cuts and sleek editing in this trailer. Perhaps it's some kind of indie gem just waiting to be discovered. Who knows? Take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Pavan Moondi's Sundowners,...

If you want to make a mumblecore comedy about the existential ennui of a bunch of thirtysomethings who are frustrated that their dull day jobs don’t fit their artistic ambitions, it’s hard to find a subject more fitting than wedding videographers. Many videographers are aspiring filmmakers who gave their lives to their craft, only to find out that the practical world only needs them to film drunk, obnoxious people dancing awkwardly to stale disco tunes.

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