Drew is a data analyst that live his life in the same way everyday but one day he woke up with an existential crisis, he realizes that he is approaching the end of his twenties and with it his youth and also he needs to work in his sex life, so looking for changes he decided to quit his job all in search of new experiences in his life. Drew started having nights out and new hobbies as cycling, hang out with friends and watch DVD at home but he noticed that things wasn’t as expected and sooner realized that while he was expending or wasting time with himself, his friends were working noticing that he doesn’t know what to do with his new freedom, so he decided that he needs a job again. Since that moment we are going to discover how Drew is going to find his purpose in life and if he finally can achieve one of his major goals, have a real sex life.
This is the premise of Free Time a movie of self discovering and search of happiness with Ryan Martin Brown in his directorial debut in the big screen and with an unknown cast, the movie premiered at some film festivals such as the Independent Film Festival of Boston in April 2023 and the Tallgrass Film Festival in October 2023.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24806518/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: March 22, 2024
Director Ryan Martin Brown: A Master of Comedy
Director Ryan Martin Brown is bringing a comedy movie that will make people reflect about how they are living their lives and how they wanted to do it, no matter that the premise is giving as a comedy is a situation that every human being will think in certain point of their life. Free Time is the movie that director Martin Brown is going to use to reflect how society is living right now making the big question, are happy with who we are and with what we have?. Ryan Martin Brown is a director, producer and creator of some shorts and Free Time marks his director debut in a in the big screen, he doesn’t have a extensive filmography but some of his work are: Short List 2015, You Were Never Really Here 2017 and I Beale Street Could Talk 2018. He is a raising director that want to bring originality to this industry and want to achieve that goal starting with this movie as a presentation of his work.
Meet the Cast: Actors Bringing Free Time to Life
Colin Burgess stars as Drew a data analyst that enter in an existential dilemma about his life. Burgess is known for the movies Dad & Step Dad 2023, Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater 2022 and The Astronauts 2019, he is making his debut in the big screen with Free Time. Rajat Suresh portrays Rajat, Drew’s friend, Suresh is comedian and writer, was the executive editor of the comedic series What We Do in the Shadows. Rebecca Rose Bulnes portrays Laura, she is known for the short She’s killing It 2022 and West Side Story 2021. Alexander Bliss plays Sam, a key figure in Drew’s journey of self-discovery, he is a filmmaker and editor but in this time joined as an actor in this movie. William Banks as a mob member, Banks is an actor, writer and producer is known for the short Enter Car World 2022.The cast of the movie are not famous and don’t have an extensive filmography to share and for many of theme this will be their debut on the big screen, for that reason they work hard to deliver good performances and a good movie as well.
A Reflection of Modern Dilemmas: The Essence of Free Time
The movie Free Time is under the premise of a man that needs to take time in his life to live it as he wants but realizing that quit to his job wasn’t the answer. Drew is in a point of his life that needs to search his happiness and quit to his job to look for it but sooner he realizes that it wasn’t the answer to his crisis. Free Time wants to give a message that life is one and we most live it, explores our identity and search happiness. Many people is going to be reflect in this idea of director Ryan Martin Brown of a person that needs time and space in his life to really enjoy, some are going to search the real meaning of happiness but others only accept the life that are living and that is the big question that director drop to the audience, are you really happy with the life you have and with what you have achieved?. In addition to the reflection of the movie, it also give the humorist touch that the movie needs for not been another drama without any inspirational essence.
Navigating Challenges: Indi Movie with a Low Budget
The movie had a low budget which required the use of less expensive locations and more creativity, also include an unknown cast who are mostly debuting in this movie on the big screen despite all that the production and director want to deliver a great movie and has created an environment around it making the audience intrigued as to how Drew’s entire journey will turn out. In the festivals where the movie were premiered audience and critics that has the opportunity to view it has give goods opinions of it. Free Time is a comedy movie that invite the viewers to laugh, take a reflection and life their life as they wish but always being happy. Free Time is a testament to resilience and creativity.
