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Official Selection
* Sundance 2006 (Park City, Utah)
* South by Southwest (SXSW) 2006 (Austin, Texas)
* Nashville International Film Festival 2006 (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Newfest 2006 (New York, New York)
* Provincetown International Film Festival 2006 (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
* DragonCon 2006 (Atlanta, Georgia)
* Cucalorus Film Festival 2006 (Wilmington, North Carolina)
* SF Indie Fest 2006 (San Francisco, California)
* Sante Fe Film Festival 2007 (Sante Fe, New Mexico)
FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS is the hilarious and absurd tale of what happens to a conservative North Carolina family after the burden of Original Sin is lifted from them through Divine Intervention.
Before the fortunate catastrophe of a car crash changes them forever, The Franklins are passionless American stereotypes living unfulfilling but picture-perfect lives. Frank's a lawyer, Betty's a homemaker, Brian's a high school football hero, and Caroline's a cheerleader. Not a one of them is genuinely contented in the roles they play.
After the accident, Frank, Betty and Brian emerge from a collective coma, reborn into a life without shame. Much to the horror of Caroline, who escaped the coma, her family's repressed sexuality is unleashed and on display for anyone who'd care to look.
The community they live in doesn't quite appreciate The Franklin's new way of embracing life, which leads to a dramatic conclusion you'll never see coming.
If you're in the mood for a movie that constantly surprises, delights and leaves you thinking when it's over, hop in bed with The Franklin's tonight. They'll be happy to teach you a few new tricks. |
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Reviews
- The perfect antidote to The Passion of the Christ." PREMIERE MAGAZINE
"Smart , accessible, and fall-from-your-chair funny, FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS is everything film should be." Matthew M. Foster, FOSTER ON FILMS
"And Jesus Said - Let Them Screw" Erik Childress, EFilmcritic.com
"Jay Floyd, doesn't need forgiveness for making this movie; he deserves a pat on the back." Movie Chick Cherrly, SXSW 2006
"Forgiving the Franklin's blatantly toys with issues of hypocrisy, bigotry, and sexual repression, commingled with a prevailing touch of the absurd, images you won't soon forget and maybe some you wish you could. But the lesson after all is forgiveness." John Cooper, Sundance Film Festival
"Wickedly subversive, smart and full of surprises, Jay Floyd's debut feature is a laugh-out-loud satire guaranteed to teach you some new tricks to spice up your sex life." DC - OUTFEST 2006
"named in the April 2006 issue of Premiere magazine as number 3 of the "top 10 films to show at Sundance 2006." TRUE HOLLYWOOD TALK
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