The Outside Story


The Outside Story is an 2020 American comedy drama film, written and directed by Casimir Nozkowski. It stars Brian Tyree Henry, Sunita Mani, Sonequa Martin-Green, Olivia Edward, Asia Kate Dillon, Maria Dizzia, and Rebecca Naomi Jones.
It had its world premiere at Rooftop Films on August 1, 2020.

Cast

In August 2018, it was announced Brian Tyree Henry had joined the cast of the film, with Casimir Nozkowski directing from a screenplay he wrote. Frank Hall Green, Brian Newman, Joseph Stephans, Nozkowski will produce the film, while Evan Thayer and Joseph O'Reilly, will executive produce the film, under their Sub-Genre Film and Greenmachine Film banners, respectively. In November 2018, Sonequa Martin-Green, Asia Kate Dillon, Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward, Michael Cyril Creighton, Maria Dizzia, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Matthew Maher, Hannah Bos and Jordan Carlos joined the cast of the film, with production beginning that same week.

Release

It was scheduled to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2020. However, the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It had its world premiere at Rooftop Films on August 1, 2020.