''Cubby'' is a 2019 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by

Mark Blane Mark Blane is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his work on the film ''Cubby'' and his recurring role as "Zack" on the Apple TV+ series '' Little Voice''. Life and career Mark Blane was born in Valparaiso, Indiana. H ...

and Ben Mankoff and starring Blane,

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, Jeanine Serralles, Peter Y. Kim, and Joseph Seuffert.

Cast

as Peggy *

as Mark *Jeanine Serralles as Annie * Peter Y. Kim as Charles *Rodney Richardson as Russell *Joseph Seuffert as Milo *

Zachary Booth Zachary Booth (born 1983) is an American actor. He appeared in several productions with the Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire, before starring in The N's ''What Goes On'' and on FX's ''Damages''. Booth is a 2004 BFA graduate of ...

as S, the Art Gallery Receptionist *Donna Mitchell as Cora *

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as Briahna *

Lucy DeVito Lucy Chet DeVito (born March 11, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Stephanie in '' Melissa and Joey'' (2010–2012). Early life DeVito was born on March 11, 1983, in Los Angeles, the daughter of actors Danny DeVito ...

as Alexis *

Matthew Shear Matthew Louis Shear (born October 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Tony in Noah Baumbach's ''Mistress America'', opposite Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke. He plays Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT's ''The Alienist ...

as Lars

Release

The world premiere was in International Film Competition at the oldest LGBTQ film festival in Europe, Torino Lovers Film Festival. The film played at the Outfest LA Film Festival on July 19, 2019.

Film festivals

* Lovers Film Festival – Torino LGBTQI Visions,

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, Italy (April 2019) *

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(24 June 2019) *

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, Los Angeles, US (July 2019) * OUTshine Film Fest,

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, United States (October 2019) *

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, US (October 2019) * Mostra Fire,

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, Spain (June 2019) * GAZE Film Festival,

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, Ireland (August 2019) * Iris Prize,

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, Wales (October 2019) * Gender Bender,

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, Italy (September 2019) * Faroe Islands International Minority Film Festival,

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, Denmark (October 2019) * Inside Out,

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, Canada (May 2019) * Reeling International Film Festival,

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, US (September 2019) * Out on Film,

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, USA (October 2019) * Cinema Queer,

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, Sweden (September 2019) * Roze Filmdagen,

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, Netherlands (March 2021) * Festival de Cine LGBTIQ - Asturias, Aviles, Spain (June 2020)

Reception

The film has rating on

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. Norman Gidney of ''

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'' awarded the film a 6 out of 10. He writes "It is clear that Blane was influenced by John Cameron Mitchell...he has Mitchell’s warm understanding and faith in the goodness of people in general." Kimber Myers of the ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Directors Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff bring a kinky sweetness to this oddball dramedy, but audience's appetites for it will depend on their patience with its lead character." Ben Kenigsberg of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Whatever charms the filmmakers envisioned are nowhere apparent in these 83 cringe-worthy minutes." John Paul King of th
Los Angeles Blade
gave the film a positive review and concluded "Because in the end, that’s what makes “Cubby” – as well as its awkward hero – lovable in spite of itself. It’s a film that is often infuriating and sometimes difficult to watch, but it has a voice of its own that is not quite like anything else you’ve ever seen – and there are very few films out there today, Indie or otherwise, that can lay claim to that."

References

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