Zac is the dream that is worth a trip

A delicate modern indie and on the road fairy tale about diversity, born from the multi-year friendship between the two directors here at the debut, Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, with Zack Gottsagen, young and amazing down actor, seen this year also on the stage of the Oscar among the prize-winners, alongside the co-star of the film Shia LaBeouf. It's Traveling to a Dream - The Peanut Butter Falcon, delicate, fun and intense first work, which has won awards in various international festivals in 2019, from South By Southwest, to Deauville. He has just debuted in Italy with Officine Ubu on the Apple TV, CG Digital, Chili, Google Play, Infinity Rakuten TV, Sky Primafila, TimVision and #Iorestoinsala platforms. Thanks to the film, which also has Dakota Johnson among the excellent performers, the two directors have already been able to start another project, a series with the executive production of Margot Robbie, The Wildest Animals in Griffith Park: protagonists Kaitlyn Dever (L housekeeper) and Joey King (The act). Once again there is an autobiographical fact behind it: Schwartz and Nilson's decision to live secretly in a park in the hills of Los Angeles while writing the film: "Many people especially in California cannot afford a home - explains Schwartz to Living in a park is a choice we made in that period to reduce our expenses and not having to do other jobs just to pay the rent, so we took the time to be creative. " The series "explores topics such as the cost of living, being homeless and choosing alternative ways of living, from going to very small homes, to a minimal daily life, things that make it easier for people to make ends meet" . 'Traveling to a dream', on the other hand, tells the friendship that arises between two 'excluded', the 22-year-old Zak (Gottsagen), a young down escaping from the nursing home where his family abandoned him and Tyler (LaBeouf), fisherman who, after the death of his brother, manages to survive only thanks to the crabs caught with stolen nets. After a gesture that risks costing him dear, Tyler finds Zak hidden on his boat and decides to help him fulfill his dream of becoming a wrestler, accompanying him on the journey to reach the academy founded by the boy's favorite champion, Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). Eleanor (Johnson), assistant in the nursing home, sent to find Zak, joins the duo, whose relationship becomes ever deeper. Gottsagen, who has already appeared in shorts, indie films and in the award-winning documentary Becoming Bulletproof, in the newspaper of disabled people, met Schwartz and Nilson (who have already signed shorts and spots together) 8 years ago: "He always had the idea of ​​wanting become a movie star and we decided to write a story for him. In the film there is all his energy, his heart and his optimism ". LaBeouf asked to participate in the project after seeing a launch film made to find producers ("He is one of the best actors of his generation and gave 100% on and off set") and Dakota Johnson immediately loved the script, "she was very moved." Zack "is extraordinary. It allowed us to write something that was honest and truthful." The success of critics and audiences of the film has brought growing popularity to Gottsagen: "He will also be the protagonist of one of his TV series, if he deserves it, he has great talent and is unique". Traveling towards a dream, he talks about diversity and acceptance, very topical issues in these days of protests in the US: "It is a really sad period in my country - comments Schwartz -. We have to face certain problems but more and more often the confrontation becomes conflict. We through cinema we try to talk about it through positive examples, with stories related to the need to make the world better ". Schwartz and Nilson already have a new film in the pipeline: "It's a very special story set in Cuba, we'll shoot it in Spanish. Phil Lord and Chris Miller will produce it (Lego Movie, 22 Jump Street). It's in an initial state , we are working on the cast. "(