International premiere
Carole & Grey
The made-for-TikTok, oddball adventures of a man fetching his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend’s dog across NYC.
This debut feature from actor Jon Bass feels like a shot in the arm, a breakneck gambit that could really only exist in our current reality. Originally conceived in 45 parts (!) for TikTok, “Carole & Grey” straddles the line between the warmly familiar and bracingly imaginative. It’s a tale as old as time – boy gets dumped, boy gets asked to fetch ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend’s dog from the Upper East Side and bring it back to Brooklyn, because of course he does.
The film charms with an irresistible bravado and a taste for the arbitrary that recalls the 90s heyday of American Indies. It has few fucks to give, and it’s giving them anyway. It’s vivacious, meta and gloriously ditzy. But the most audacious feint lies in a simple question…how the hell did they get away with this? How do any of us?
Jim Kolmar, Independent Film Programmer
Jon Bass (1989) is an American actor, producer and director. He was born in Texas, and he graduated from Boston University with a BA degree in Theatre Arts. Noted for his comedic timing he is mostly known for appearing in “Baywatch” (2017) and starring along Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi in the television series “Miracle Workers” (2019-2023). He also appeared in “Molly's Game” (2017). Bass portrays a fictionalized version of Uber co-founder opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the drama series “Super Pumped” which premiered in 2022. Bass can also be seen in several episodes of the television series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” (2022).
Carole & Grey (2024)