2019 Programme

Cubby

Mark finds friendship in a lonely 6-year-old and a superhero named Leather-Man in this no-holds-barred comedy

DIRECTOR:

Mark Blane & Ben Mankoff

PRODUCER:

Carolina Gimenez, Mark Blane

WRITER:

Mark Blane

RELEASE YEAR:

2019

usa, 83 mins

26-year-old oddball Mark (Mark Blane) moves from Indiana to New York City, having lied to his mother Peggy (Patricia Richardson) that he’s landed a prestigious job at an art gallery. When he resorts to babysitting for an elite Brooklyn family, he discovers hope and self-discipline in the unlikeliest of places, through his friendship with a lonely 6-year-old, and adults-only superhero Leather-Man who is conjured from a psychedelic cupcake. 

This no-holds-barred comedy will have you laughing and gasping in equal measure. 

Director and lead actor Mark Blane will be in conversation after the screening

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