Script: Michael Tully, DoP: Wyatt Garfield, Editor: Marc Vives, Production: Nomadic Independence Pictures, Epic Match Media, Producers: Billy Peterson, Jeffrey Allard, Michael Gottwald, Cast: Marcello Conte, Myles Massey, Helena Seabrook, Joseph McCaughtry, Andy Riddle, Emmi Shockley, Maddie Howard, Susan Sarandon
Rad is a shy 13-year-old white kid who’s obsessed with ping pong and hip hop. During his family’s 1985 summer vacation, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor. PING PONG SUMMER is about that time in your life when you’re treated like an alien, even though you know deep down you’re as funky fresh as it gets.
"PING PONG SUMMER delivers simple pleasures wrapped in perfectly defined nostalgia. From the verbiage to the clothes and all the things that made the 80s the 80s, the film captures it all with a charming effortlessness. A basic underdog story underscores a core 80s theme (…), giving it a little kick for the end and some conflict scattered throughout an otherwise pleasurable trip down memory lane." (www.blu-ray.com)
Biography: Michael Tully is an US independent film director and musician. Additionally, he runs the film blog www.hammertonail.com and performs under the name EncoprEsis. In 2006, his directorial debut, COCAINE ANGEL, world premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival Rotterdam, whereupon he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s "25 New Faces of Independent Film". His follow-up feature films SEPTIEN and PING PONG SUMMER both world premiered at the famous US Sundance Film Festival. Besides directing films, Tully also works as script writer and actor.
Filmography: 2006 COCAINE ANGEL, 2007 SILVER JEW, 2010 SUPEREGO (TV film), 2011 SEPTIEN, 2014 PING PONG SUMMER
Awards: Audience Award for best narrative feature film (Sarasota Film Festival, USA 2014)
