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Jenny Slate will star in "My Blind Brother" with Nick Kroll and Adam Scott. The comedy will start shooting in Greater Cleveland in early May. (Getty Images)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- "My Blind Brother," a new comedy starring Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll and Adam Scott, will be filmed in Greater Cleveland starting in early May.

The film, from writer-director Sophie Goodhart, is being produced by Tyler Davidson's Chagrin Falls-based Low Spark Films, along with Safehouse Pictures. It is also being co-financed by Think Media Studios in Mayfield Heights.

"I am thrilled to be part of this project," Davidson told The Plain Dealer Tuesday. "And there is nothing better than shooting in my hometown."

Davidson called "My Blind Brother" a "comedy with heart." It's about two brothers who fall for the same woman, played by Slate.

Scott, who just wrapped up a long run on "Parks and Recreation," plays the older brother. "He's very athletic and a ladies' man. He's also blind," said Davidson. Kroll ("Kroll Show") plays the younger brother, who is supposed to be watching out for his sibling.

"These are three of the top of-the-moment comic talents going right now," said Davidson. "Really, I would have come on board if it was the three of them reading the phone book. When I saw Jenny Slate in 'Obvious Child,' I was just floored by her."

Goodhart based the script on her short film with the same title, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or for best short film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.

The particulars of the film, which also stars Charlie Hewson, are still coming together, but it is expected to shoot in Greater Cleveland for several weeks.

Davidson has brought other film projects to Northeast Ohio, including "Take Shelter," "The Kings of Summer" and "The Year That Trembled." His other films are "Swedish Auto," "Compliance" and "The Signal."

Both "The Kings of Summer" and "Swedish Auto" played as the opening night featured films at the Cleveland International Film Festival.