The Peanut Butter Falcon

A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON tells the story of Zak (Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church).  A strange turn of events pairs him on the road with Tyler (LaBeouf), a small time outlaw on the run, who becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor (Johnson), a kind nursing home employee charged with Zak’s return, to join them on their journey.

SXSW Film Festival – Audience Award (Narrative Spotlight)

Heartland Film Festival – Truly Moving Picture Award

Nantucket Film Festival – Best of Fest Award (Best Narrative Feature), Audience Award (Narrative Feature)
Deauville Film Festival – Audience Award

BFI London Film Festival – participation