Friday, August 28th, 2020
Stars John Posey, Alex Montalban, Maddison Bullock, Ana Marte
The Extraordinary Ordinary is a story about three young adults and how they cope with their mental health when old wounds resurface. A few years after traumatic high school experience, a young photography student moves across the country from New York to Southern California in search of a fresh start. She quickly finds that she is not alone in her struggles with anxiety and depression and learns that the road to recovery is paved with more love, understanding, and community than she ever could have imagined. The Extraordinary Ordinary is a gripping and heartwarming narrative that seeks to challenge the stigmas associated with mental health, trauma, and recovery and recognize the courage of those young adults struggling in silence everywhere.
This world film premiere happened at the LADFF, and it was recently an official film selection of the Awareness Film Festivals (AFF), Glendale International Film Festival (GIFF), and thee Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival (LADFF). The film also garnered the “Best Film About Women’s Empowerment award at GIFF, and scored nominations for Best Director, Best Female Director, and Best Feature. Leading actress, Maddison Bullock also won LADD’s “Best Performance” award.
The Extraordinary Ordinary cast includes John Posey (How to Get Away With Murder), Ricardo Montalban’s grandson, Alex Montalban, in his feature film acting debut (My Dinner With Herve), Maddison Bullock (Ice the Movie and Thirteen Reasons Why), and Ana Marte (over 185K IG followers/Need For Speed and Amigos).
Currently, The Extraordinary Ordinary is available to stream now on Infobase’s “Films On Demand” and “Access Video On Demand.” The film is available to subscribers of the products for public libraries (Access Video On Demand) and colleges and universities (Films On Demand). People are encouraged to check with your library for details.
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The Extraordinary Ordinary” gives young people one of the most important things necessary – conversations. Conversations to learn how to navigate challenging and scary moments in life. To see these scenarios on the screen gives the audience an opportunity to reflect on the fact that they are not alone in their experiences and even when it’s scary, they could be understood and get help when they are willing to speak about what they are experiencing. Kudos to Natalie and the team for creating such a relevant and impactful movie.” —-Liz A. Garcia, former therapist and current executive performance expert (Southern CA)