Feed the Fish

(USA, 2009, 92 mins, digital video)

Midwest Premiere

writer: Michael Matzdorff
cinematographer: Steve Parker
editor: Ross Albert, Michael Matzdorff
original music: T.D. Lind, Jan Bell, The Afterparty
executive producer: Tony Shalhoub, Robert Weiner, RDI Stages, Bill Balzer, Peg Balzer
producer: Nicholas Langholff, Alison Abrohams, Michael Matzdorff
cast: Tony Shalhoub, Barry Corbin, Ross Partridge, Katie Aselton, Michael Chernus, Vanessa Branch, Carlos Kotkin

Joe’s getting burned out. Back when he actually wrote children’s books, they were pretty lousy, and now he just plain doesn’t write. His girlfriend is losing her patience with him, and the mid-life crisis is just around the corner. To shake Joe out of this funk, his best friend (and girlfriend’s brother) JP pulls him away from sunny California to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for the annual community Polar Bear Plunge. This affectionate comedy lets Joe cross paths with a colorful family of locals. Green Bay native Tony Shaloub (Monk) is the off-kilter sheriff, warily greeting the newcomer to town. Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure) has perfected the combination of kindly and crotchety, playing Axel, father of the sheriff. And then there’s Sif, the local girl who shows Joe that life in a small town can be magical. Feed the Fish is a romantic comedy that celebrates the Wisconsin way of life through dreams, hockey, and lots and lots of snow.

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