A Pity film

Project Description

The accused, a ruined man and disgraced politician, has exiled himself in the wake of an unspecified scandal. After hopeless face-offs with his pregnant daughter and estranged wife, he is inexplicably visited by a medieval crusader returning home to his own family after a failed campaign in the holy land. As the crusader and the accused share their stories, their essential difference comes into stark relief; a commiseration becomes a confrontation.

Film by Kevin and Alec Barth

Film Stills

awards laurels for A Pity

Awards and Official Selections

Terra di Siena Film Festival (Italy) - WINNER, Best International Film
Ischia Global Festival (Italy) - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Not Film Festival (Italy) - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Santa Fe Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION

Portland Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Bushwick Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Malibu International Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION 
Beverly Hills Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION

"The cast is excellent, the cinematography is stunning, and the narrative hits hard where it counts.”
- Film Threat

Collaborators

  • Kevin Barth

    Kevin Barth (Writer/Director/Editor/Producer)

    Kevin Barth is an Emmy award-winning documentary editor, musician, and confirmed cinephile. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in animation but was seduced by a more general interest in cinema at his alma mater, USC. He graduated from the school of cinema-television in 2006.

  • Alec Barth

    Alec Barth (Writer/Director/Producer)

    Alec Barth, Kevin’s younger brother and creative partner, began directing plays in college at the university of Kansas, and moved out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. This is their first project as co-directors.

  • David Arganov

    David Agranov (Co-Producer/Actor)

    David Agranov is an actor, singer, and songwriter who works in Theatre, Film, Television, and Music. He is known for “Killing Eve”, “Trust'“, “Ray Donovan”, and “La Gomera”, the latter of which premiered at Cannes in 2019. On the stage, he’s performed in “A View from the Bridge” at the Tony Award Winning Regional Theatre, “Trainspotting”, and “King Lear”.

  • Chayse Irvin

    Chayse Irvin, asc, csc (Cinematographer)

    Chayse Irvin is an Canadian/American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with Director/Artist Kahlil Joseph. Chayse' first feature film as cinematographer was Medeas (2013) in which he won the prestigious "Best Cinematography Debut" at the Camerimage Film Festival. Soon after Chayse began collaborating with Kahlil Joesph on numerous works of art, eventually collaborating together on Beyonce's Lemonade in 2016. In 2017 at the Cannes Lions Festival, Chayse won Gold for Sampha "Process", Silver for John Malkovich x Squarespace, and Bronze for the Apple Watch Series 2 "Go Time". In the same year, Andrea Poloraro's "Hannah" took home the Best Actress award for Charlotte Rampling and soon after won the Silver Hugo Best Cinematography at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2018. He has since served as cinematographer on Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated BlacKkKlansman and Andrew Dominik’s upcoming film Blonde.

  • Alex McCarthy

    Alex McCarthy (Producer)

    Alexandra Noel McCarthy is an actor, producer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Alex attended the University of Kansas where she holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Minor in Business. Shortly after graduating college in 2014, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. During her time in the industry she has had roles in independent and feature films, television, and commercials as an actress, producer or model. She is the daughter of Super Bowl winning NFL Head Coach Mike McCarthy and has a role in running the McCarthy Family Foundation.

  • Sarah Carter

    Sarah Carter (Producer/Actor)

    Sarah Carter is a Canadian-born producer, writer, actor, director, musician, and CEO of Cheshire Moon Productions. Her directorial debut, In Her Name, which she also wrote and produced, won the Audience Award at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022 putting Cheshire Moon Productions on the map as a recognized house. CMP’s second narrative feature A Pity a film by brothers Kevin Barth and Alec Barth continues to collect accolades on the festival circuit while In Her Name was picked up for worldwide distribution with Tribeca Films, Giant Pictures and Drafthouse streaming now on all major platforms. Well-known in Hollywood for her work as an actor, she has starred in several popular TV series namely Falling Skies, Shark, Smallville, Rogue, Hawaii Five-0, Entourage, and The Flash and films The Vow, Haven, and Final Destination. Working with and shadowing top directors like Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg, she discovered her own passion for writing and filmmaking and the social impact of original storytelling. Her first official invitation into the writer’s room was from Judd Apatow and Seth Rogan to develop her character’s arc on Undeclared opposite Charlie Hannam back in 2001. Since then she has continued to pursue story as a way to connect dots, draw meaning, and share in the beauty, absurdity, and tragedy of the human condition.