Group Therapy
World Premiere

Group Therapy

Spotlight+
Feature | United States | 86 MINUTES | English
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+

We see a set being built — walls put up to construct a makeshift therapist’s office. Some people walk onto the set and get prepped in makeup chairs. A small audience gathers and sits in an intimate space with chairs lined up in a circle. Neil Patrick Harris leads a few people — a group of comedians — inside the space, and as the comedians sit down and take their places, Harris, with a smile, addresses the room, “Well…who wants to start?” 

Filmmaker Neil Berkeley (Gilbert, TF 2017) returns to Tribeca with another nuanced exploration of comedy — a hilarious and surprisingly honest look at mental health through the testimonies from many of today’s most talented comic performers. Anchored by Harris as a moderator, Group Therapy foregrounds candid and humorous conversations between Mike Birbiglia, Nicole Byer, Gary Gulman, London Hughes, Tig Notaro and Atsuko Okatsuka. Berkeley implements a clever framing of this ensemble narrative as we listen in on the comedians bravely revealing the connections between their professional comedy journeys and mental health struggles. Toggling effectively between refreshing moments of levity and self-reflexive ruminations, Group Therapy is precise in its emotional nuance and its application of the comedians’ wit to tackle a necessary conversation on mental wellness.––Jose Rodriguez

After the Premiere Screening: A conversation with film subjects Neil Patrick Harris, Tig Notaro, Mike Birbiglia, London Hughes, Gary Gulman and Atsuko Okatsuka.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Neil Berkeley
Director
Neil Berkeley
Producer
Kevin Healey, Luke Kelly-Clyne, Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley
Cinematographer
Graham Willoughby
Composer
Brad Oberhofer
Editor
Billy McMillin
Production Designer
Scott Daniel
Executive Producer
Ulrike Decoene, Virginie Berçot, Susana Lopez, Arthur Lenfant, Chet Fenster, Adam Puchalsky, JC Del Barco II, Ty Walker, Neil Berkeley
Associate Producer
Scott Kirkley, Jake Watkins, Eleanor Winkler
Sound Design
Peter Mullen, MPSE
Co-Executive Producer
Nathalie Moruzzi, Lindsay Alexis
Cast
Neil Patrick Harris, Mike Birbiglia, Nicole Byer, Gary Gulman, London Hughes, Tig Notaro, and Atsuko Okatsuka

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Travis Tammero
UTA
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 424 258 2425
travis.tammero@unitedtalent.com
Print Source
JC Del Barco
Hartbeat
Phone: 310 272 6675
jc@hartbeat.com
International Sales Contact
Jeff Clanagan
Hartbeart
jeff@hartbeat.com
Press Contact
Hartbeat PR
Hartbeat
hartbeat@metropublicrelations.com
Press Contact
Janina Lundy
Hartbeat
janina@hartbeat.com
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