Here’s the trailer for ‘My Dead Friend Zoe,’ which was produced by Travis Kelce
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has already found success on the football field, and now he’s getting good reviews as an actor.
USA Today wrote this about Kelce’s work in the horror/drama show “Grotesquerie” on FX: “Travis doesn’t embarrass himself in the dark and disturbing ‘Grotesquerie.’ Instead, he pulls off his scenes opposite Emmy-winner Niecy Nash-Betts rather nicely, even if his delivery is sometimes a little stilted.”
Here is what The Cut’s Olivia Craighhead wrote: “Obviously, he’s not Daniel Day-Lewis — if anything, this highlights how talented Nash-Betts really is — but he’s not awful. Does he have a particularly natural way of delivering his lines? No. Would this role have been better suited for someone who has acted before? Probably. Did I find that he has a certain je ne sais quoi in front of the camera that simply can’t be taught? Yes.”
Soon we’ll find out more about Kelce the producer. He’s one of the executive producers of “My Dead Friend Zoe,” which received a standing ovation earlier this year at the SXSW Film & TV Festival.
It also won Grand Jury prize for Best Feature Narrative last month at the Woodstock Film Festival.
“My Dead Friend Zoe” stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman.
Here is a description of the film from IMDB.com: “Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan veteran comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather at the family’s ancestral lake house.”
Writer/director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes said at the SXSW festival that people working on the film were able to connect with Kelce’s associates and how it’s helped boost the movie.
“They got the script and the short that I had made and the deck (visual presentation) to them. They reviewed the material,” Hausmann-Stokes said. “Travis is supportive of veterans in the military, and they decided to come in and support the film. It was so surreal. We’ve been so grateful.
“He’s really brought so much attention and ultimately, selfishly I want people to enjoy this film, but I want it to effect change. So the more eyeballs that are on this film, there’s going to be a veteran somewhere, I don’t know who they are but they’re going to see this film and it’s going to be the little nudge that convinces them to talk about it. And I think what Travis did for us is just this tidal wave of energy and exposure, and so we’re so excited to have him.”
The first trailer for the movie was released last week, and you can see it on YouTube.
This story was originally published November 19, 2024 at 10:57 AM.
