Directed by
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

Starring Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano and Greg Kinnear

"THE FUNNIEST LAUGH-OUT-LOUD AUDIENCE PLEASER AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL." (Chicago Sun Times)

"A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE." (San Francisco Chronicle)

"A HILARIOUS TALE ABOUT WINNING, LOSING AND THAT NEITHER STATE IN BETWEEN WHERE MOST OF US LEARN TO LIVE." (AP, Associated Press)

The husband-and-wife-team of Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton have built a successful joint career as music video and commercial directors widely renowned for their ability to craft simple, emotional stories with evocative visuals and music. The two met at UCLA where Faris was a dance major and Dayton was in the film department. They were part of the team assembled to create the pioneering MTV show “The Cutting Edge” in 1983, which showcased many of the most famous early videos on that network. The duo produced documentaries, including THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II: THE METAL YEARS, and directed music videos for a wide variety of artists including Janet Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction, Macy Gray, Oasis, Weezer and The Ramones. Their work in this field has earned them nine MTV Music Video Awards, two Grammy awards, and a Director of the Year award from Billboard Magazine. In 1998, Dayton and Faris founded Bob Industries to handle their commercial work, which has included spots for Sony Playstation, Target, Apple, Ikea, The Gap, ESPN, and Volkswagen, including the famous commercial for the Volkswagen Cabrio set to the Nick Drake song “Pink Moon.” In 2002, the duo was named by Creativity Magazine in their listing of the top 10 commercial directors. In addition, Dayton and Faris have directed episodes of “Mr. Show with Bob and David” for HBO and produced the film GIFT, co-directed by Perry Farrell.

The production team for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE includes Director of Photography Tim Suhrstedt, Production Designer Kalina Ivanov, Costume Designer Nancy Steiner, Pamela Martin as Editor, Mychael Danna as composer, and the up-and-coming band DeVotchKa. The film was produced by Big Beach and Bona Fide Productions, with Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa serving as producers. Jeb Brody and Michael Beugg served as Executive Producers.

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Written by Michael Arndt  
Produced by Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa
Executive Produced by Jeb Brody, Michael Beugg
Cast: Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano and Greg Kinnear

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