Tribeca Films to Release Independent Comedy 'Serious People' from Pasqual Gutierrez and Ben Mullinkosson

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Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises
and Giant Pictures, announced the upcoming release of Serious
People, an experimental independent comedy from film
makers Pasquale Gutierrez and Ben Mullenkasen.
The film first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and

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will open theatrically on November 14th through Memory,
the independent artist driven production and distribution
company, followed by a digital release via Tribeca Films on
December 16th. Serious People was first and
foremost a labor of love shared amongst lifelong friends, and
for Ben and me, it was somethingwe had talked about since we

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were post grad roommates, said writer and director Pascual
Gutierrez. It is the kind of filmmaking you
dream about when you're a kid. Serious People follows Pasquale,
a successful music video director and expectant father
who pushes his work life balanceto the extreme when he can't

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pass up the job of a lifetime and hires A doppelganger to work
in his stead. The film is a fresh and
authentic comedy that explores what it means to be a director
and a parent, and the replaceability of people in
clout heavy Los Angeles. Serious People embodies the
inventive, fearless spirit of independent filmmaking that

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Tribeca Films was built to champion, said Jane Rosenthal,
Co founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises.
Pasquale and Ben S collaborationreflects the creativity, humor
and heart that make audiences fall in love with indie film,
and it's a perfect finale to a year that celebrates bold voices
and new perspectives. Partially based on true events,

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Serious People is written and directed by Pasquale Gutierrez
and Ben Mullenkerson and Starz Gutierrez, his real life partner
Christine Yuen, his directing partner RJ Sanchez, and Miguel
Huerta. The film is produced by Ryan
hunt for HPLA, Laurel Thompson for Long holiday and Teddy Lee.

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Executive producers include Gerard Anderson and Natasha
Adela Seubert for Florence and Christine D'souza Gelb and Julia
Nelson for 2:00 AM, who also brokered the sale of the film.
The title concludes a standout 2025 for Tribeca Films, which
continues to spotlight emerging voices and bold independent

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storytelling. Other 2025 releases include
Karina Mia Wang and Alex Simmons.
We can be heroes, Christopher bukoms and Sam petzulo S the
premiere. Hugo Ruiz S1 Night with Adela
Sadie Bones if that Mockingbird Dante Singh Jill Campbell S
beyond the gaze Jewel Campbell Sswimsuit issue Patrick Morrow S

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the Brito Dock and Chance palamentary SA Bronx Tale.
One man show About Tribeca FilmsTribeca Films is a distribution
label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures that brings
independent films from top film festivals to streaming platforms
and creates revenue generating opportunities for film makers.

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Tribeca Films presents these films to new audiences across a
wide distribution infrastructureand on the Tribeca Channel.
[e-mail]. Tribeca Films.