Sparrows Dance

Sparrows Dance (2013)

A young woman, struggling with agoraphobia, hasn't left her New York apartment or seen anyone in over a year. However, when her toilet overflows, she is forced to call in the plumber.

Date of release
2013-08-23
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Noah Buschel

Casting

Interesting facts

Sparrows Dance is a 2012 American independent romantic drama film written and directed by Noah Buschel and starring Marin Ireland and Paul Sparks. It premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Production

The film was initially going to star Martha Plimpton and John Ortiz, but Plimpton left the project when her television show, Raising Hope, was picked up. Ortiz knew Marin Ireland from a theater workshop, and suggested her to Buschel. Ortiz dropped out once he was cast in the HBO show Luck, at which point Sparks was cast.

Buschel intended to make a film with a low budget that wasn't a typical mumblecore film with handheld camerawork and amateur actors. Many scenes play out in long takes, which is a primary reason Buschel cast actors with theater experience. He chose to shoot the film in a 4:3 aspect ratio, keeping Ireland front and center to emphasize her closed-off life.

Paul Sparks based his performance of Wes, the saxophone playing plumber with stage fright, on comedian Mitch Hedberg, who suffered from stage fright.

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