''All at Once'' is an American

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, directed by and starring Jon Abrahams. The film, written by Michael Testone, also stars

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, Martin Donovan, and Stephen Henderson. The film had its world premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival on November 9, 2016.

Premise

A young artist in

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accepts guardianship of his two best friends' young daughters after their parents perish in the

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. Eleven years later, he moves back to his hometown of

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...

to raise the two girls after suffering from the financial strains of living in the City.

Cast

* Jon Abrahams as James Maxwell *

as Ginny Maxwell *

as Tiffany Fontinella *

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as Alexander Clarke *

as Amy *

as Samantha *

as Bridget * Martin Donovan as Giovanni Sacco * Stephen Henderson as Robert * Liza Colón-Zayas as Linda Ramirez * Mia Serafino as Beth Clarke * Sasha Frolova as Alexis Clarke * Nicole Elizabeth Berger as Grace Clarke * Christian George as Lou Fontanelle * Antoine Lanier as Norman * Diane Gnagnarelli as Joanie

Production

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began on July 27, 2015, in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. Filming moved to

on August 1, 2015. Production was announced at a press conference featuring an appearance from Buffalo's mayor,

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, alongside a representative of the Buffalo Niagara Film Office and members of the cast and crew (including Jon Abrahams,

, and the director of photography Matthew Quinn).

Release and reception

The film had its world premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival on November 9, 2016.

References

External links

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