Pratfall

Pratfall (2023)

A troubled insomniac encounters an enigmatic French tourist in Central Park. The two set off on a sleepless New York adventure as the city casts a shadow over them.

Date of release
2023-06-03
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alex Andre

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Best Feature Narrative Spirit Award (Brooklyn Film Festival); Best Actress (Manchester Film Festival)

Pratfall is a 2023 American independent drama film written and directed by Alex Andre. It stars Joshua Burge and Chloé Groussard and follows a troubled insomniac in New York City whose routine is disrupted after he meets a French tourist. The film marked Andre's feature directorial debut. It had its world premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2023, where it won the Spirit Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Groussard won Best Actress at the Manchester Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in select theaters and on video-on-demand platforms in April 2024.

Production

Pratfall was produced as an independently financed feature film, with Alex Andre serving in multiple creative roles, including writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and producer. The film was shot on location in New York City. Both The Film Stage and Film Threat identified Pratfall as Andre's feature-length directorial debut.

In interviews with Film Threat and Vague Visages, Andre and actor Joshua Burge described a structured process in which the film was developed from a written treatment, with scenes guided by predefined narrative beats. Dialogue was refined through rehearsal, with limited improvisation incorporated during filming.

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