New/Next Film Festival has announced its opening night film will be the world premiere of “Messy,” the feature film debut of writer, director, and star of the film, Alexi Wasser. The festival takes place Oct. 3-6 at the Charles Theater.
“Messy” is a “neurotic sex comedy romp about a promiscuous love addict named Stella who moves to New York after a bad breakup, and her quest to find love and purpose—one disappointing date at a time,” reads the press release. Wasser stars as Stella, and the supporting cast includes Adam Goldberg, Mario Cantone, Ione Skye, Thomas Middleditch, Jack Kilmer, Ruby McCollister, and Merlot.
“Messy strikes the perfect notes to kick off this year’s festival,” said Eric Allen Hatch, New/Next co-founder and director of programming, in a statement. “It’s a fresh, hilarious, sex-positive NYC romantic comedy working in the tradition of such classics as Girlfriends, An Unmarried Woman, and Annie Hall. Alexi Wasser’s singular voice as a writer and presence as an actor are taken to new heights by this directorial debut. We couldn’t be more proud to offer its world premiere.”
KJ Rothweiler and Curtis Everett Pawley, aka film-culture podcasters and meme-lords The Ion Pack, have supporting roles in the film. They will also DJ New/Next’s Opening Night party following the world-premiere screening of “Messy.”
After the film’s world premiere at New/Next, “Messy” will have its official New York premiere at The Downtown Festival at Roxy Cinema on Oct. 5. The festival is a celebration of emerging and established independent film, music, and culture artists. The New York screening will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Chloë Sevigny.
The New/Next Film Festival also launched All-Access pass sales which are available now, as are individual tickets to the Opening Night’s “Messy” screening and the Opening Night party that follows. Tickets and All-Access passes are available by clicking this link.
All-Access Passes cost $150-$175 and provide access to all festival screenings, advanced windows for film and seat selection ahead of public ticketing, access to special events, and more. Tickets to the opening night screening only are $18-$19, and to see the screening of “Messy” and attend the opening night party costs $25-$27.
The Charles Theater is located at 1711 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD.
New/Next Film Festival lineup announcements will continue over the next two weeks. For updates, please click this link.
