Save Tribeca Film just announced their acquisition of the North American Rights to Somebody Up There Likes Me, starring Nick Offerman, Keith Poulson, and Jess Weixler, and written and directed by Bob Byington. The film premiered at SXSW this year, and was well received.Tribeca plans on a Spring 2013 release for the film, with a simultaneous theatrical and VOD premier. They also plan on a heavy tour of the festival circuit before the release date as well.

Byington creates an offbeat energy by brilliantly pairing established actors and non-actors in this comedic fable about a man watching his life fly by. Max (Keith Poulson), along with his best friend Sal (Nick Offerman, “Parks & Recreation”) and the woman they both adore, Lyla (Jess Weixler, Teeth), stumble through thirty-five years of seemingly mandatory but unfulfilling entanglements. Featuring an original score from Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, stunning animated sequences from Bob Sabiston (A Scanner Darkly), produced by Offerman and directed by cult auteur Bob Byington (Harmony and Me), the experience of life sneaking up on you while time appears to stand still has never been more surreal and charmingly entertaining.



