USA
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

Mutt

Competition

FILM INFO

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, faces an increasingly challenging day. Over 24 hours, his foreign father, his straight ex-boyfriend, and his 13-year-old half-sister are thrust back into his life. Having lost touch since transitioning, Feña must navigate the new dynamics of these old relationships while tackling the day-to-day challenges of living a life in between.

Original title
Mutt
Country
USA
Year
2023
Duration
87’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR:

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz is a writer and director with a culturally diverse upbringing. Born in New York City to Chilean and Serbian immigrants, he was raised between Chile, the US, and Serbia. With his feature film script, Mutt, he is an alum of the Sundance Institute Labs, the Inside Out Financing Forum, and was a top five finalist for the Tribeca / AT&T Untold Stories Grant. Vuk is also an alum of the Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative Program, where he completed a mentorship under director Janet Mock on the FX series Pose. His feature film debut, Mutt, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is having its international premiere at the 2023 Berlinale Film Festival.

DIRECTOR:

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz is a writer and director with a culturally diverse upbringing. Born in New York City to Chilean and Serbian immigrants, he was raised between Chile, the US, and Serbia. With his feature film script, Mutt, he is an alum of the Sundance Institute Labs, the Inside Out Financing Forum, and was a top five finalist for the Tribeca / AT&T Untold Stories Grant. Vuk is also an alum of the Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative Program, where he completed a mentorship under director Janet Mock on the FX series Pose. His feature film debut, Mutt, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is having its international premiere at the 2023 Berlinale Film Festival.

DIRECTOR:

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz is a writer and director with a culturally diverse upbringing. Born in New York City to Chilean and Serbian immigrants, he was raised between Chile, the US, and Serbia. With his feature film script, Mutt, he is an alum of the Sundance Institute Labs, the Inside Out Financing Forum, and was a top five finalist for the Tribeca / AT&T Untold Stories Grant. Vuk is also an alum of the Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative Program, where he completed a mentorship under director Janet Mock on the FX series Pose. His feature film debut, Mutt, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is having its international premiere at the 2023 Berlinale Film Festival.

DIRECTOR:

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz is a writer and director with a culturally diverse upbringing. Born in New York City to Chilean and Serbian immigrants, he was raised between Chile, the US, and Serbia. With his feature film script, Mutt, he is an alum of the Sundance Institute Labs, the Inside Out Financing Forum, and was a top five finalist for the Tribeca / AT&T Untold Stories Grant. Vuk is also an alum of the Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative Program, where he completed a mentorship under director Janet Mock on the FX series Pose. His feature film debut, Mutt, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is having its international premiere at the 2023 Berlinale Film Festival.

team

Director
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Screenwriter
Music
Camera
Matthew Pothier
Editing
Adam Dicterow
Production Design
Alanna Murray
Score
James William Blades, Taul Katz
Producer
Alexander Stegmaier, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, Jennifer Kuczaj, Joel Michaely
Cast
Lio Mehiel, Cole Doman, Alejandro Goic
Production
Strange Animal Entertainment, Mongoose Picture House, Aspire Studios, Lucky 12 Productions, Spark Features
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