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TROOP ZERO

Year 2019
Runtime 94 mins
Language English
International Premiere
A group of elementary-school misfits join forces to infiltrate the high-and-mighty Birdie Scouts youth group in order to win a talent show.

In rural 1977 Georgia, a spunky nine-year old outcast Christmas Flint (Mckenna Grace; GHOSTBUSTERS 2020, I, TONYA, FULLER HOUSE), dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA's Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, led by troop mama (Viola Davis) and Christmas’s dad (Jim Gaffigan), forging friendships that last a lifetime.

Directed by Bert & Bertie, from a screenplay by BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD co-writer Lucy Alibar, TROOP ZERO has an amazing cast that bring to life a fun, quirky, powerful and heartwarming story, that will be sure to bring equal part tears and laughter throughout.

Lead actress Mckenna Grace will be in attendance to introduce the film

Countries

United States
Awards
Winner Directors to Watch, Bert & Bertie, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Festivals
Sundance Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival
Director
Bert & Bertie
Executive Producer
David Bloomfield, Lucy Alibar, Jenny Hinkey
Producer
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Alex Siskin, Viola Davis
Screenwriter
Lucy Alibar
Cinematographer
James Whitaker
Music
Rob Lord
Cast
Viola Davis, Mckenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Epps, Charlie Shotwell, Allison Janney