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FALL BACK DOWN | Queer Punk-Rock Murder Mystery Rom-Com

Updated: Feb 25, 2021

Press Release


Kiss Off Entertainment Presents SB Edwards’

FALL BACK DOWN

available on SVOD

OFFICIAL SELECTION

LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL 2020


104 minutes || Canada || English || 2020

News and social media mentions appreciated with #FallBackDownFilm @fbd_film

Screener, Stills &BTS Photography available upon request

** Director Sara Beth Edwards is available for interviews **

Sarah Beth Edwards brings us a fun and chaotic anarchic punk-rock murder mystery rom-com, FALL BACK DOWN, which will be virtually screened at qFLIX Worcester: New England's LGBTQ+ Film Festival, on Saturday 14 November, 8pm EST (Sunday 15 November, 1am BST).

Set against the backdrop of a fictionalized Vancouver underground, FALL BACK DOWN is a queer-punk romp brimming with heart and attitude. Nick Colby (Andrew Dunbar), a once fearless and passionate activist punk, is now a shadow of his former self after his radical girlfriend, Lizzie (Jacky Lai), leaves for humanitarian work in Nigeria, and ghosted him. He spirals, abandons his activism, and gets fired from a string of dead-end jobs which lands him a job in a sketchy sweatshop. There, he meets uptight, combative new coworker, Reena (Aadila Dosani). Initially repelled by each other, the mismatched duo is forced together when they witness a murder disguised as a workplace accident and try to get to the bottom of things. Their journey of investigation and survival slowly rekindles Nick’s soul to doing and fighting for what is right.


Following its Official Selection and World Premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, Andrew Dunbar was named ‘Star To Watch’. FALL BACK DOWN has also made Official Selection for a range of 2020 festivals – including LA Femme International, SOHO International Film Festival, Cardiff International, Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, Female Filmmakers Film Festival Berlin, Workers Unite Film Festival, and Winner of Best International Film Award at the LA Punk Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Wales International FF, and was also part of the Official Selection of the Cardiff International Film Festival in October.

FALL BACK DOWN will be released in the UK on SVOD, alongside a series of digital screenings and special Q&A events.


“Fall Back Down feels like a warm hug, like a big inclusive family full of punks, misfits, weirdos, and outsiders … It’s fresh and exciting, lively and energetic”

- The Last Thing I See


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EDITOR’S NOTES:


Upcoming Festivals & Screenings:

**information on request**

About SB Edwards, Screenwriter, Director & Producer:

Based in Vancouver and Los Angeles, Sara Beth (SB) is a dual New Zealand / Canadian citizen and speaks fluent French. With a background in the Fine Arts, she has spent the last decade creating scripted content for the disenfranchised and working in the Art Department of various films and television series. SB wrote, directed, and produced Fall Back Down, which was funded through Telefilm Canada’s “Talent to Watch” program. Her sophomore feature, The Estate is a serious lesbian horror film set in Ireland, also supported by Telefilm. Previously SB wrote on the Netflix original series Travelers and recently completed her short film Salty, which screened in the Cannes Short Film Corner.


Pronouns: She / Them


Fall Back Down / Film Production Details:

Writer: Sara Beth Edwards

Director: Sara Beth Edwards

Producer: Sara Beth Edwards

Country: Canada

Year: 2020

Running Time: 104 minutes

Language: English

Subtitles: Available on request

Director of photography: Collin Morrison

Editor: Natalie Glubb

Production Design: Anamarija Josipovic

Sound Design: Ola Kostet

Music Supervision: Trish Klein

Executive Producers: Chris Moore, Ziad Touma

Cast Featuring: Andrew Dunbar / Aadila Dosani / Jacky Lai / Omari Newton / Kira Clavell

Fun Cameo: Joe Keithley, of legendary punk band D.O.A.


All Photo Credits: Scott Little @scottlittle


Digital and Social Media:

Instagram: Instagram.com/@fbd_film


Fall Back Down Featured Soundtrack - Video playlist:

(not in order of appearance). *All are fully licensed. HEDKS Kataginandtonic https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9kxBuv63k30 PALE RED Worms In The Dirt https://paleredband.bandcamp.com/track/worms-in-the-dirt-2 PALM HAZE Higher https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ4-SFlqhRg RICH AUCOIN Yelling In Sleep https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCu1geUteZM SAFIA NOLIN Les Chemins https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WW8udLKTjQQ SAM TUDOR Modern New Year https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WGL4tF-yAsM CHRIS PERUKA Like A Movie (Cover of a Nicole Reynolds song) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ndo6CDw3B8 HERON Gods & Goats https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YDetKQfIwwM MINTO Tonight I Lay My Head https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKBrxQhQt8 RAE SPOON Be The Light https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQmmfWmCkM PAUL STEWART Some Good It Will Come https://paulstewartmusic.bandcamp.com/track/some-good-it-will-come ACTORS Crystal https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MzS4EMp3HEc KARIMA & ANDREW Azamale Bollywood Item Number song - Original composition, not available online ASHLEY SHADOW Tired https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VL5mNkvbnn4 BALLAST Purgatory Protest scene - not available online CRACK CLOUD Drab Measure https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2J-p6jTb8 DONZELLE & CHILLY GONZALES Kebeoke https://donzelle.bandcamp.com/track/kebeoke DOUSE Lancaster https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQ7cUWakSE WOLF SAGA Calling https://wolfsaga.bandcamp.com/track/calling

Press Enquiries


For additional press information, interview requests, and screeners for FALL BACK DOWN, Kiss Off Entertainment and other upcoming projects, please contact Tolu Akisanya, Opal Publicity at tolu@opalpublicity.com

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