“Griffin in Summer” is a coming-of-age feature about Griffin, a fourteen-year-old aspiring playwright (Everett Blunck). During the summer he tries to bring his ambitious artistic vision to life, while becoming enamoured by his mom’s handyman. It was shot in Virginia in 2023 and stars Melanie Lynskey (as mom) and Owen Teague (as the handyman). It also won the Founders Award for best U.S. narrative feature at last year’s prestigious Tribecca Film Festival. In our discussion we cover:
– How his own youth inspired the project
– Casting and working with young actors
– Finding Everett Blunck aka Griffin
– Casting Melanie Lynskey & Owen Teague
– Shooting in Virginia
– The response at Tribecca

LINKS
Griffin In Summer trailer
RFN’s Sonic Storytelling event
My review of “Pee-wee as Himself”
My review of “My Mom Jayne” (about Jayne Mansfield, as well as the Barbara Walters doc)