James Morosini’s “I Love My Dad,” a comedy starring Patton Oswalt, has been acquired by Magnolia Pictures, the distributor said Tuesday.
The film recently won the Grand Jury prize at SXSW 2022. Magnolia has set a release for theaters on August 5 and for on-demand on August 12.
“I Love My Dad” is the feature debut by writer, director and star Morosini (also an actor known for “The Sex Lives of College Girls”), and the film stars Oswalt as an estranged father who, desperate to reconnect with his depressive son, inadvertently catfishes him online, pretending to be a waitress that his son inevitably falls for.