Swing State | |
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Directed by | Jonathan Sheldon |
Written by | Jonathan Sheldon |
Produced by | Jonathan Sheldon Douglas Magallon Diego Espana Adam Falkoff Arthur L. Bernstein Kenneth Prieto Dillon D. Jordan |
Starring | Alex Beh Taryn Manning Billy Zane Sean Astin Angela Kinsey |
Cinematography | Alan Marino |
Edited by | Alan Marino Kenneth Prieto |
Music by | Aleks de Carvalho |
Distributed by | The Orchard |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Swing State is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Sheldon and starring Alex Beh, Taryn Manning, Billy Zane, Sean Astin Arthur L. Bernstein and Angela Kinsey. [1] [2]
DJ Ethan Smith (Alex Beh), host of a Seattle-based public music radio program, takes over a conservative talk show and creates a fictional Republican persona, Charles Fern. When his fictional persona is a huge hit with listeners, unaware he is parodying conservative political pundits, he continues the ruse and becomes nationally famous, while in his personal life he experiences a series of misadventures.
The film was released on iTunes on November 1, 2016. [3]
Simi Horowitz of Film Journal International gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nonetheless, Swing State generally scores, and if it’s any indication, Sheldon’s next film should prove winning." [4]