Somewhere In Queens

Sarasota Film Festival 2023

Narrative Feature

Leo Russo (Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York with his wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy but talented son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian-American relatives and neighborhood friends. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and younger brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games, never missing a chance to cheer on his only child as he rules the court as a star athlete. When the high-school senior gets a surprising and life-changing opportunity to play basketball in college, Leo jumps at the chance to provide a plan for his future, away from the family construction business. But when sudden heartbreak threatens to derail Sticks, Leo goes to unexpected lengths to keep his son on this new path.

Details

Country:

United States
Language:

English
Runtime:

106 minutes
Year:

2022

Credits

Director:

Ray Romano
Screenwriter:

Ray Romano, Mark Stegemann
Producer:

Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Ray Romano, mark Stegemann
Executive Producer:

Christ Stinson, Amy Greene
Co-Producer:

Ally Romano
Cast:

Ray Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jennifer Esposito, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Dierdre Friel, Jon Manfrellotti
Cinematographer:

Maceo Bishop
Editor:

Robert Nassau