“Significant” News About Big Significant Things (2014)

When Lloydalists had a chance to chat with Harry Lloyd at the Closer to the Moon (2013) premiere in November 2013 (see entry HERE), we asked Harry about his upcoming projects.  He mentioned that work on Big Significant Things (2014) was continuing for the time being, and while he was in the United States that particular Thanksgiving weekend, he hoped to do some additional work on that picture, filmed in Mississippi earlier last year (on-set shots from May 2013 can be viewed HERE).   

Well, we can be “thanks-giving” again, for Big Significant Things is slated to have its World Premiere next month at the prestigious (and riotously good) SXSW film, music, and media festival.  On January 30^th, the production company for the film shared its news via Twitter:

The SXSW film lineup “includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers and features 76 world premieres. The films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films” (American-Statesman).

Above: An official still from Big Significant Things (2014), starring Harry Lloyd. © Uncorked Productions

The official film page for the festival can be found HERE.

The official synopsis of the 85-minute film, which stars principally Harry Lloyd and actress Krista Kosonen, is as follows: “At 26 years old, Craig (Harry Lloyd) seems to be doing pretty well for himself. He has job stability, a supportive family, and is about to start a wonderful new chapter with his girlfriend. With big life changes on the horizon, what better time to lie to your girlfriend so you can go on a road trip by yourself to the south?” (Big; “BST”). 

The briefer synopsis posted by IndieWire is a bit more mysterious: “A week before they move across the country together, Craig lies to his girlfriend in order to go on his first road trip—to the south.  Alone” (Saadi).

Above: An official still from Big Significant Things (2014), used to promote the film’s world premiere at the 2014 SXSW Festival. © Uncorked Productions

This is Bryan Reisberg’s first feature-film, although he has directed shorts and music videos in the past.  If Big Significant Things becomes the beginning of a burgeoning career in the longer form for Reisberg, Harry will have yet another reason to feel like he’s part of something momentous.  According to the SXSW page for the film, too, Harry is also one of the Executive Producers of the film, along with Burton Ritchie (“BST”).  And after part of 2013 was spent in search of a musician to contribute to the film, the movie has finally been scored by Mark Orton, who recently recorded the music for the Academy Award-nominated Nebraska (2013).

We look forward to seeing Harry channel his inner, road-tripping American, practice his accent (watch his official Curtis Brown Agency Show Reel  for a glimpse of the film and a sound of his neat-yet-surprisingly-unexpected American voice), and, of course, watching him blossom further on the big screen.  As a side note: it won’t just be Harry dabbling in new accents: Big Significant Things is Krista Kosonen, first English-language film (Keslassy).

Hopefully, the movie will garner interest at SXSW, get picked up by a larger market, and be distributed more widely so that those unable to attend the festival have a chance to enjoy some big significant memories about Big Significant Things.

Above: A still from the Big Significant Things (2014) clip on Harry Lloyd’s official show reel, which shows Craig (Lloyd) trying to convince a couple of teenaged girls that his solo trek to the South is not an indication that anything is wrong in his relationship with his girlfriend (who is conveniently missing). © Uncorked Productions and The Curtis Brown Literary & Talent Agency

The 2014 SxSW festival runs from March 7-15 and, as of time of this post, screening times of Big Significant Things are “coming soon” (Big).

In the meantime: stay-tuned to Lloydalists here on our blog and on Twitter @Lloydalists for more about this film and Harry’s other upcoming works, as well as a few “Flashback” moments to previous projects.  Lloydalists has been working hard to bring you news for 2014 and we have a few tricks up our sleeves, as will be revealed in the coming weeks and months. 

Works Cited & Consulted

American-Statesman Staff. “The features lineup for SXSW Film.” 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. <http://m.austin360.com/news/entertainment/movies/the-features-lineup-for-sxsw-film/nc7Xj/>.

Big Significant Things. [Official Webpage] 2014. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bigsignificantthings.com/>.

Big Significant Things (2014). IMDB.com. 2 Aug. 2013. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2946050/combined>.

“Big Significant Things.” SXSW Schedule. Feb. 2014. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_FS14936>.

“Film—Big Significant Things.” OxfordEagle.com. 10 May 2013. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://oxfordeagle.photoshelter.com/gallery/film-big-significant-things/G000002nrZBDIMiA/C00002bvQMgba1WU>.

“Harry Lloyd.” Curtis Brown Literary & Talent Agency. N.D. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/harry-lloyd/>.

Keslassy, Elsa. “WWII-set romance based bestseller ‘The Midwife.’”Variety.com. 5 Feb. 2014. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/berlin-finnish-director-antti-jokinen-to-helm-romance-helena-exclusive-1201088747/>.

“Mark Orton Scoring ‘My Old Lady.’” Filmmusicreporter.com. 5 Feb. 2014. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/12/05/mark-orton-scoring-my-old-lady/>.

Saadi, Ziyad. “SXSW Film Announces 2014 Features Lineup; New Films By David Gordon Green & Alejandro Jodorowsky Make Cut.”  IndieWire.com. 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. <http://www.indiewire.com/article/sxsw-film-announces-2014-features-lineup?page=3#articleHeaderPanel>.

Uncorked Productions. Tweet. Twitter.com. 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 30 Jan. 2014.

~ Research compiled by K & C; Post Written by C, with feedback from K ~