Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Frank V. Ross, 2017

Catalog No.: FTF-067
Length, 75 minutes

Wringing subtle wit and hard-won honesty from humdrum life has become something of a trademark in the work of Frank V. Ross, a perennially under-appreciated talent of American independent cinema. Bloomin Mud Shuffle focuses on Lonnie—a lonely, often-drunk house painter who’s yet to leave the Chicago town in which he grew up. Sixteen years on from high school and stuck in a never-ending rut, Lonnie falls under the spell of a college-aged coworker who’s hesitant to take him seriously. With pitch-perfect performances by James Ransone (The Wire and Tangerine), Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black, American Pie and Slums of Beverly Hills), Alex Karpovsky (HBO's Girls) and a keen eye for the ordinary, Ross takes a slice of Midwestern life and crafts yet another wondrous film from it.

Directed, written and edited by Frank V. Ross
Produced by Jacqueline E. Ingram and Joe Swanberg
Executive Produced by Alicia Van Couvering
Cinematography by Mike Gibisser
Music by John Medeski 

Starring: James Ransone, Alexia Rasmussen, Alex Karpovsky, Natasha Lyonne, Joe Swanberg and Kent Osborne