Conventioneers

Conventioneers
Film poster
Directed byMora Stephens
Screenplay by
  • Mora Stephens
  • Joel Viertel
Produced byJoel Viertel
Starring
  • Matthew Mabe
  • Woodwyn Koons
  • Alek Friedman
Cinematography
  • Andreas Burgess
  • Brian O'Carroll
Edited byJoel Viertel
Music by
Production
company
Hyphenate Films
Distributed byCinema Libre Studio
Release dates
  • April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25) (Tribeca)
  • October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Conventioneers is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Mora Stephens (in her feature directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Joel Viertel. It stars Matthew Mabe, Woodwyn Koons, and Alek Friedman. It revolves around a Republican man who, visiting New York City for the first time as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, falls into an unlikely affair with a Democratic woman.

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2005, and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 20, 2006, by Cinema Libre Studio. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, and won the John Cassavetes Award at the 21st Independent Spirit Awards.