Sketch (2024 film)
| Sketch | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Seth Worley |
| Written by | Seth Worley |
| Produced by | Steve Taylor Tony Hale Dusty Brown |
| Starring | Tony Hale D'Arcy Carden |
| Cinematography | Megan Stacey |
| Edited by | Seth Worley |
| Music by | Cody Fry |
Production company | Morphan Time |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sketch is an American comedy horror film, directed by Seth Worley and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Tony Hale as Taylor Wyatt, a widowed father of two who is struggling to help his children Jack (Kue Lawrence) and Amber (Bianca Belle) come to terms with the death of their mother; however, one day the sketch book in which Amber has been drawing visual representations of her grief accidentally gets dropped in a magical pool, resulting in the neighbourhood becoming terrorized by strange monsters made of crayon wax and chalk dust.[2]
The cast also includes D'Arcy Carden as Taylor's sister Liz, a real estate agent who is trying to help him sell the family home, as well as Kalon Cox, Jaxen Kenner, Genesis Rose Brown, Randa Newman, Allie McCulloch, Nadia Benavides, Dajanae Cole, Josh Inocalla, Tamiko Robinson Steele, Mitch Miller, Arielle Prepetit, Jesse Santoyo and Leigha Hancock in supporting roles.
Production
[edit]Worley's full-length directorial debut, the film is an expansion of his earlier proof-of-concept short film Darker Colors.[3] Hale described the film as a cross between Jurassic Park and Inside Out.[4]
Release
[edit]The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Daniel D'Addario, "Tony Hale Tackles Parental Angst and Sharing the Screen With Kids in Toronto Pic ‘Sketch’: ‘These Kids Just Had Such a Natural Gift’". Variety, September 8, 2024.
- ^ Michael Rechtschaffen, "‘Sketch’ Review: A Tender Tony Hale Anchors an Audacious, Intensely Colorful Tween Adventure". The Hollywood Reporter, September 9, 2024.
- ^ Joey Paur, "A Young Girl's Monster Drawings Come To Life and Must Be Destroyed in This Awesome Short Film DARKER COLORS". Geek Tyrant, March 4, 2020.
- ^ Jacob Bryant, "Tony Hale Says ‘Sketch’ Is ‘Like Jurassic Park Meets Inside Out’". TheWrap, September 9, 2024.
- ^ Chase Hutchinson, "‘Sketch’ Review: Tony Hale Is Terrific in Seth Worley’s Charming Spielbergian Monster Movie". TheWrap, September 7, 2024.
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