Famous Street relief productions

May 3, 2023 --- FAMOUS, the award-winning hip hop drama about interracial brothers in the music business, will be released on May 9th on Apple TV, Prime and VOD, with Gravitas Ventures handling international distribution. The powerful and poignant film set in New York stars Brendan Jeffers ("Degrassi: The Next Generation") and Brian Bisson (“Clarice”). Music artist Famous struggles with addiction while his seemingly perfect stepbrother and producer, Plain Wayne, is adored by the media for being his savior. Yet away from the cameras, Plain Wayne may be the one responsible for Famous’ many relapses, wanting to keep Famous under his control. As Famous gets a new chance at life and love, he begins to see the truth about his brother. This film features the music of Toronto rapper Friyie, including his international hit "Money Team," which became fighter Floyd Mayweather's theme song.

The film Famous made Entertainment Weekly's "What to Watch" list. To see Famous, visit:

• iTunes: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/famous/umc.cmc.2xhqkdwsw25okypxpatey167r

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Famous-Brendan-Jeffers/dp/B0B8TRVPHF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IZZ0GIG3HV9R&keywords=famous&qid=1683634354&s=instant-video&sprefix=famous%2Cinstant-video%2C87&sr=1-2

• Amazon Home Video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWFT2ZS1

• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Famous?id=nRfbG712_mE.P

• Microsoft Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/famous/8d6kgwxzlbj7?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

• Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/famousgravitas/816582907

• VUDU: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Famous/2321273

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_dH_ZT-i7Q

• Entertainment Weekly “What to Watch” story, listing Famous for May 9: https://ew.com/what-to-watch/what-to-watch-schedule-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-queer-eye/

“I was attracted to this story about brothers because of its unique take on addiction. Sometimes what controls you isn’t drugs but everything that’s going on around you.”

Friyie, R&B Hip Hop artist, creator of soundtrack

"We feel we know celebrities because we see and know so much about them, but we really don't. And while there have been many films that have combined the topics of the music scene and drugs, I think this film captures the isolation factor that could be driving a lot of the use - that though there are millions watching you, really no one sees you."

Brendan Jeffers, playing Famous

“I’ve always been drawn to characters that appear to have everything figured out in life, but in reality, they’re falling apart.”

Brian Bisson, playing Plain Wayne

“The idea for this story came out of having 4 brothers who have been in and out of business with each other – and seeing how it’s not always a love story."

Martha McGrath, debut filmmaker (writer, director, editor and producer), with actors Farid Yazdani, Sam Asante and Brian Bisson

The film was made by Street Relief Productions, a company Martha founded, based on a filmmaking co-op she created with over 3,000 members. The vision of the company and coop are to make entertaining films around timely issues with a portion of profits benefitting the film’s underlying concern.

Contact: Martha McGrath, martha@streetreliefproductions.com

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