Production

Production

Production

Monsters and Men

Status

Completed

Type

Cinereach-Supported Production

Year

2018

Key Cast

Director

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Producers

Elizabeth Lodge Stepp, Josh Penn, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Luca Borghese

About The Team

REINALDO M. GREEN (Writer/Director)n
New York native Reinaldo Marcus Green is a writer, director, and producer. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch Graduate Film School and writing his first feature narrative, Monsters and Men. Reinaldo is a 2017 Sundance Directors Lab Fellow and was named one of Filmmaker Magazineu2019s 25 New Faces of Independent Film (2015). His latest short film 'Stop', which he wrote, produced, and directed, premiered as an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. His previous short film, 'Stone Cars', shot on a micro-budget in South Africa, had its international premiere as an official Cinefondation selection at the Festival de Cannes 2014.nnELIZABETH LODGE STEPP (Producer)n
Elizabeth Lodge Stepp is an Austin, TX based producer and actress. She is a member of the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13 production company, headquartered in New Orleans. Elizabeth is a 2016 Sundance Feature Film Creative Producing Fellow with Monsters and Men. In addition, she produced the documentary Brimstone & Glory, an immersive exploration of celebration, rituals, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks which premiered at True/False Film Festival in 2017 as well as the documentary u201c
Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Withinu201d which premiered on NBC in 2016. Elizabeth co-produced two of Terrence Malick's feature films: Knight Of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017). nnJOSH PENN (Producer)n
Josh Penn is a producer with the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13. He produced Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012), which won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize, Cannes' Camu00e9ra d'Or, and was nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Picture). In addition, Josh received Sundance/Indian Paintbrush's Producer's Award and was nominated for Outstanding Producer at the 2013 Producer's Guild Awards Josh also produced the Ross Brothers' films Contemporary Color and Tchoupitoulas (2012), and the 2014 Independent Spirit Award nominated documentary The Last Season among other films. Executive producer credits include Patti Cakes (Sundance 2016) and the Ross Brothers' Western, which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2015. Co-producer credits include the 2014 SXSW-winning The Great Invisible. Josh previously worked as the Michigan New Media Director for President Obama's 2008 campaign and as Senior Program Manager for the re-election campaign."}" >
Reinaldo M. Green (Writer/Director) New York native Reinaldo Marcus Green is a writer, director, and producer. A recent graduate of NYU Tisch Graduate Film School, he participated in the 2017 Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Lab. He was one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film (2015). His short film, Stop, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (2015). His previous short film, Stone Cars, premiered at the Festival de Cannes 2014.

Elizabeth Lodge Stepp (Producer) Elizabeth Lodge Stepp is an Austin, TX based producer and actress. She is a member of the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13 production company, headquartered in New Orleans. Elizabeth is a 2016 Sundance Feature Film Creative Producing Fellow with Monsters and Men. In addition, she produced the documentary Brimstone & Glory, an immersive exploration of celebration, rituals, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks which premiered at True/False Film Festival in 2017 as well as the documentary "Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Within" which premiered on NBC in 2016. Elizabeth co-produced two of Terrence Malick's feature films: Knight Of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017).

Josh Penn (Producer) Josh Penn is a producer with the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13. He produced Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012), which won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize, Cannes' Caméra d'Or, and was nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Picture). In addition, Josh received Sundance/Indian Paintbrush's Producer's Award and was nominated for Outstanding Producer at the 2013 Producer's Guild Awards. Josh also produced the Ross Brothers' films Contemporary Color (2016) and Tchoupitoulas (2012), and the 2014 Independent Spirit Award nominated documentary The Last Season among other films. Executive producer credits include Patti Cake$ (Sundance 2017) and the Ross Brothers' Western, which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2015. Co-producer credits include the 2014 SXSW-winning The Great Invisible. Josh previously worked as the Michigan New Media Director for President Obama's 2008 campaign and as Senior Program Manager for the re-election campaign.

About The Team

REINALDO M. GREEN (Writer/Director)n
New York native Reinaldo Marcus Green is a writer, director, and producer. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch Graduate Film School and writing his first feature narrative, Monsters and Men. Reinaldo is a 2017 Sundance Directors Lab Fellow and was named one of Filmmaker Magazineu2019s 25 New Faces of Independent Film (2015). His latest short film 'Stop', which he wrote, produced, and directed, premiered as an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. His previous short film, 'Stone Cars', shot on a micro-budget in South Africa, had its international premiere as an official Cinefondation selection at the Festival de Cannes 2014.nnELIZABETH LODGE STEPP (Producer)n
Elizabeth Lodge Stepp is an Austin, TX based producer and actress. She is a member of the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13 production company, headquartered in New Orleans. Elizabeth is a 2016 Sundance Feature Film Creative Producing Fellow with Monsters and Men. In addition, she produced the documentary Brimstone & Glory, an immersive exploration of celebration, rituals, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks which premiered at True/False Film Festival in 2017 as well as the documentary u201c
Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Withinu201d which premiered on NBC in 2016. Elizabeth co-produced two of Terrence Malick's feature films: Knight Of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017). nnJOSH PENN (Producer)n
Josh Penn is a producer with the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13. He produced Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012), which won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize, Cannes' Camu00e9ra d'Or, and was nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Picture). In addition, Josh received Sundance/Indian Paintbrush's Producer's Award and was nominated for Outstanding Producer at the 2013 Producer's Guild Awards Josh also produced the Ross Brothers' films Contemporary Color and Tchoupitoulas (2012), and the 2014 Independent Spirit Award nominated documentary The Last Season among other films. Executive producer credits include Patti Cakes (Sundance 2016) and the Ross Brothers' Western, which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2015. Co-producer credits include the 2014 SXSW-winning The Great Invisible. Josh previously worked as the Michigan New Media Director for President Obama's 2008 campaign and as Senior Program Manager for the re-election campaign."}" >
Reinaldo M. Green (Writer/Director) New York native Reinaldo Marcus Green is a writer, director, and producer. A recent graduate of NYU Tisch Graduate Film School, he participated in the 2017 Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Lab. He was one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film (2015). His short film, Stop, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (2015). His previous short film, Stone Cars, premiered at the Festival de Cannes 2014.

Elizabeth Lodge Stepp (Producer) Elizabeth Lodge Stepp is an Austin, TX based producer and actress. She is a member of the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13 production company, headquartered in New Orleans. Elizabeth is a 2016 Sundance Feature Film Creative Producing Fellow with Monsters and Men. In addition, she produced the documentary Brimstone & Glory, an immersive exploration of celebration, rituals, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks which premiered at True/False Film Festival in 2017 as well as the documentary "Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Within" which premiered on NBC in 2016. Elizabeth co-produced two of Terrence Malick's feature films: Knight Of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017).

Josh Penn (Producer) Josh Penn is a producer with the Department of Motion Pictures and Court 13. He produced Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012), which won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize, Cannes' Caméra d'Or, and was nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Picture). In addition, Josh received Sundance/Indian Paintbrush's Producer's Award and was nominated for Outstanding Producer at the 2013 Producer's Guild Awards. Josh also produced the Ross Brothers' films Contemporary Color (2016) and Tchoupitoulas (2012), and the 2014 Independent Spirit Award nominated documentary The Last Season among other films. Executive producer credits include Patti Cake$ (Sundance 2017) and the Ross Brothers' Western, which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2015. Co-producer credits include the 2014 SXSW-winning The Great Invisible. Josh previously worked as the Michigan New Media Director for President Obama's 2008 campaign and as Senior Program Manager for the re-election campaign.

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Synopsis

When a young father witnesses the police shooting of an unarmed black man, the tight-knit community of Bed-Stuy is pushed to the brink in Reinaldo Marcus Green's Sundance Award-winning portrait of race, family, and consequence.

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