''Distancing Socially'' is an American
comedy film
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directed and written by
Chris Blake. The film stars
Rory Scovel
Rory J. Scovel (born August 6, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He released his first stand-up comedy album '' Dilation'' in 2011. He has since released the stand-up specials ''The Charleston Special'' (2015), ''Rory Scovel Trie ...
,
Jessika Van
Jessika Van is an American actress, singer-songwriter, pianist and dancer. Van is most known for playing "Becca," the ringleader of the Asians or the Asian mafia in Season 2 and Season 3 of MTV's '' Awkward.'' She also played Kim, a Hong Kong Po ...
,
Alan Tudyk
Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), '' A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2 ...
,
Melanie Chandra
Melanie Chandra (née Kannokada; born February 28, 1986) is an American actress, model, and co-founder of Hospital for Hope. She is best known for her roles as Malaya Pineda on the '' CBS'' medical drama '' Code Black'' and Mel in the ''Comedy C ...
,
Sarah Levy,
Connor Paolo
Connor Paolo (born July 11, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric van der Woodsen on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' and Declan Porter on the ABC drama series ''Revenge''. He has also appeared in two Oliver St ...
,
Andy Buckley
Andrew P. Buckley Jr. (born February 13, 1965) is an American actor and financial analyst best known for his role as David Wallace on the NBC comedy series '' The Office'' from 2006 to 2013.
Early life
Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusett ...
, and
Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for portraying Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''.
O'Heir first became active in Chicago theater and improv during the late 1980s an ...
.
The film was shot remotely on the
iPhone 11 Pro
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at the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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in 2020. ''
Variety
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
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'' premiered the film's trailer on August 18, 2021, and announced that Cinedigm had acquired the North American rights to the film.
It was released on October 5, 2021, by
Cinedigm
Cinedigm Corp. is an American entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Cinedigm's businesses encompass digital cinema, streaming channels, content marketing, and distribution.
History Early years
Cinedigm Corp was founded ...
.
Premise
Composed of a series of short vignettes that share a telecommunications application as a common thread, ''Distancing Socially'' focuses on loosely connected human interactions taking place virtually across a world in lockdown.
The film is said to explore love, friendship, and the idea that a world of increased connectivity ironically leads to greater miscommunication.
[Alan Tudyk, Sarah Levy Navigate Quarantine Life in ‘Distancing Socially’ Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)/]
Cast
The cast includes :
*
Rory Scovel
Rory J. Scovel (born August 6, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He released his first stand-up comedy album '' Dilation'' in 2011. He has since released the stand-up specials ''The Charleston Special'' (2015), ''Rory Scovel Trie ...
*
Jessika Van
Jessika Van is an American actress, singer-songwriter, pianist and dancer. Van is most known for playing "Becca," the ringleader of the Asians or the Asian mafia in Season 2 and Season 3 of MTV's '' Awkward.'' She also played Kim, a Hong Kong Po ...
*
Alan Tudyk
Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), '' A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2 ...
*
Melanie Chandra
Melanie Chandra (née Kannokada; born February 28, 1986) is an American actress, model, and co-founder of Hospital for Hope. She is best known for her roles as Malaya Pineda on the '' CBS'' medical drama '' Code Black'' and Mel in the ''Comedy C ...
*
Sarah Levy
*
Connor Paolo
Connor Paolo (born July 11, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric van der Woodsen on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' and Declan Porter on the ABC drama series ''Revenge''. He has also appeared in two Oliver St ...
*
Andy Buckley
Andrew P. Buckley Jr. (born February 13, 1965) is an American actor and financial analyst best known for his role as David Wallace on the NBC comedy series '' The Office'' from 2006 to 2013.
Early life
Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusett ...
*
Jim O'Heir
Jim O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for portraying Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''.
O'Heir first became active in Chicago theater and improv during the late 1980s an ...
* Emma Fitzpatrick
* Blythe Howard
*
Sierra Katow
Sierra Lynn Katow is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and podcaster.
Early life
Sierra Lynn Katow was born to Vincent and Corinne Katow at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California and is a fourth-generation America ...
* Jay Larson
* Dawan Owens
* Willie Macc
* Ted Welch
* Graham Outerbridge
* Matthew Hancock
Release
It was released on October 5, 2021, by
Cinedigm
Cinedigm Corp. is an American entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Cinedigm's businesses encompass digital cinema, streaming channels, content marketing, and distribution.
History Early years
Cinedigm Corp was founded ...
.
References
External links
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* {{Instagram, distancingsociallymovie
2021 films
American comedy films
2021 independent films
2021 LGBT-related films
American LGBT-related films
American independent films
2021 comedy films
2020s English-language films
2020s American films