Freestyle Digital Media, STARGAZER is now available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms in North America, as well as on DVD through Freestyle Digital Media.
STARGAZER tells the story of a naïve grad student, Grace Campbell, who gets the chance to revive the reputation of a forgotten female astronomer, Cecilia Payne. Cecilia discovered the nature of the universe, but saw her genius stolen by men. For Grace, history threatens to repeat itself when she’s forced to partner up with Spike Randall, an aggressive journalist who has booked Grace an appearance on a new television talk show with Annette Gordon-Reed the very next day—but at what cost? A dancer named Diana eavesdrops through the library shelves where she’s working on a story of her own, a mythic ballet about sex and power in ancient Greece. Diana leads Grace on a long night’s journey under the influence as Grace flashes back to Cecilia at Harvard in the 1920s, and both women are transported by fantasies. Grace will have to choose: Should she partner with a man she’s not sure she trusts, or kick Spike to the curb, go it alone, and stand up for Cecilia and herself?
Written by Rob Ackerman and Kate Ginna, STARGAZER was directed by Alan McIntyre and produced by Justus McLarty, Matt Bogart, and Rob Ackerman. STARGAZER features an ensemble cast that includes Kate Ginna (“Grace Campbell”), Matt Bogart (“Spike Randall”), Lei Nico (“Diana de la Palma”), and Annette Gordon-Reed as herself. One of Broadway’s leading men, Bogart just completed filming a made-for-TV version of the hit show, “Jersey Boys,” playing one of the four leads, opposite Nick Jonas. STARGAZER was an Official Selection at ten film festivals, including Soho International, Big Apple, and Philadelphia FirstGlance. It won Best Feature twice, among other awards, including two wins for Kate Ginna as Best Actress in a Feature.
Film Threat:
STARGAZER is “dramatic, funny, sweet, and engaging on all fronts…a must-watch.”
The Movie Elite:
“Unfolds like a mysterious pop-up book with secret little tabs to pull that unveil more depth and layers than at first glance.”
Take2IndieReview:
“STARGAZER is a poignant film about two women working together and supporting each other’s work as they smash the norms set by men.”
411 Mania:
“STARGAZER… is a very weird movie… Really, really weird… See it, see it, see it.”