JOIN US FOR THE KENTUCKY PREMIERE, FEATURING LEXINGTON'S OWN GRANT STEVENS!
TUE, JUN 20 @ 5:00PM (Q&A to follow) | SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR
A stand up comedian who dreams of becoming a star takes his son on the road to a Little Town in the mountains to find his mom. They are accompanied by a free spirit girl who inspires him to follow his dreams.
Only nine years old, Lexington’s own Grant Stevens is already a seasoned professional actor. Grant had his stage debut at the age of four as Toto in a production of The Wizard of Oz. Signed to Nashville’s J.L. David Talent, Grant has appeared in music videos and shows on Netflix, the Oxygen Channel, and YouTube. Little Town is Grant's first experience in a lead role in a feature film.
When not acting, Grant studies at Sayre School; plays basketball, flag football, and tennis; takes weekly drum lessons; and sings with the Lexington Children's Choir and at Calvary Baptist Church.
Grant is the son of Christopher and Margaret Stevens of Lexington.
Dani Menkin is an award-winning film director. As the Israeli Academy Award-winner for 39 Pounds of Love and Is That You?, Menkin's fiction and documentary filmmaking is world-renowned. Born in Israel, Menkin's stories include Middle Eastern perspectives, but his film work includes topics broader than that region. He has directed films on everything from basketball to underwater photography. Picture of His Life, a recent documentary, received dozens of awards worldwide. His film 39 Pounds of Love was sold to HBO and was shortlisted for the Oscars. Menkin's award-winning film Dolphin Boy was sold to over 20 countries and was bought by Disney for adaptation. His film On the Map is distributed by Lionsgate in North America.
Dani Menkin is a speaker and juror at international film festivals around the world, as well as a film professor in universities in the US. He founded and currently runs the film production company Hey Jude Productions, as well as a nonprofit dedicated to producing heart-warming stories.