Cure your blues with an epic music festival when “The Festival” arrives on Digital and On Demand February 4th from Lionsgate.
Directed by Iain Morris (TV’s “The Inbetweeners,” “What We Do in the Shadows”) and written by Joe Parham (TV’s “The Amazing World of Gumball,” “Siblings”) and Keith Akushie (TV’s “Siblings”), “The Festival” stars Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Primetime Emmy® nominee Claudia O’Doherty (2016, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, TV’s “Inside Amy Schumer”), Theo Barklem-Biggs, Grammy® winner and Primetime Emmy® nominee Jemaine Clement (2008, Best Comedy Album, “The Distant Future”; 2008, 2009, 2019, Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, “Flight of the Conchords”; 2008-2009, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, “Flight of the Conchords”; 2009, Outstanding Comedy Series, “Flight of the Conchords”; 2009, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, “Flight of the Conchords”), Hugh Coles, Lizzy Connolly, Noel Fielding, Nick Frost, Hannah Tointon, and Kurt Yaeger. “The Festival” will be available on Digital for the suggested retail price of $9.99.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
When Nick’s girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university. He’s convinced that his life is over, but his best friend, Shane, has the perfect solution: three days at an epic music festival. With help of “festival aficionado” and certified oddball, Amy, Shane tries to get Nick to embrace the music, the mayhem, and the mud in this uproarious comedy from the creators of “The Inbetweeners.”
Starring Joe Thomas (TV’s “The Inbetweeners,” TV’s “White Gold,” “The Inbetweeners Movie”), Hammed Animashaun (TV’s “National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera,” TV’s “Flowers”), Claudia O’Doherty (“Trainwreck,” TV’s “Love,” TV’s “Inside Amy Schumer”), Theo Barklem-Biggs (“Kingsman: The Secret Service,” “The Inbetweeners Movie”), Jemaine Clement (“Men in Black 3,” TV’s “Legion,” TV’s “Divorce”), Hugh Coles (TV’s “Doc Martin,” TV’s “Urban Myths,” “The Hybrid”), Lizzy Connolly (TV’s “The Windsors,” TV’s “BBC Proms: Oklahoma!” TV’s “Plebs”), Noel Fielding (“Set the Thames on Fire,” “Brakes,” TV’s “Urban Myths”), Nick Frost (TV’s “Into the Badlands,” “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” TV’s “Doctor Who”), Hannah Tointon (TV’s “Mr. Selfridge,” TV’s “The Inbetweeners,” TV’s “Penny Dreadful”), and Kurt Yaeger (TV’s “Tell Me a Story,” TV’s “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Shameless”).
Available on Digital and On-Demand February 4th
