Wayfarer Studios is an independent production studio that actively develops, produces, and fully finances a diverse range of highly original content, including feature films, episodic television, documentaries, unscripted series, and podcasts.
FEATURE FILM
A road trip story about an estranged married couple struggling to co-parent their 11-year-old son on the autism spectrum.
2023 Toronto International Film Festival World Premiere Special Presentations
Cast: Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Robert De Niro, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, and newcomer William A. Fitzgerald
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Tony Spiridakis
Producers: William Horberg, Jon Kilik
Executive Producers: Steve Sarowitz, Justin Baldoni, Manu Gargi, Andrew Calof
FEATURE FILM
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, Aimee Carrero, Page Kennedy, Rob Riggle, and Yvette Nicole-Brown
Director: Christopher Leone
Writers: Christopher Leone, Patrick Pianezza
Producers: Matt Smith, Lawrence Mattis, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof, Paul "Pizza" Pianezza
FEATURE FILM
35 years after getting kicked off his college football team, 59-year-old Mike Flynt decides to return to the gridiron for his last year of eligibility and prove to his family, former teammates, and himself that it's never too late to tackle your dreams.
Cast: Michael Chiklis, Mary Stuart Masterson, Rob Corddry, James Badge Dale
Director: Rod Lurie
Writer: Robert Eisele
Producers: Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof, Manu Gargi
FEATURE FILM
When an overweight and insecure teen’s secret talent for fashion design is discovered by her fat and ultra-confident classmate, she must choose to put her designs on display for the world to see—or return to a life of sewing in the shadows.
Cast: Mia Kaplan, Rainn Wilson, Jolene Purdy, Missi Pyle, Jemima Yevu
Written and Directed by: Claire Ayoub
Producers: Crystal Collins, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof
DOCUMENTARY FILM
In the 1970s, the Houston Herricanes shattered barriers as part of the first women's full tackle football league. Their extraordinary story of dedication, bravery, and unwavering passion unfolds, revealing a team that defied odds and ignited a movement.
2023 SXSW Film Documentary Spotlight, SXSW Film & TV Audience Award and Louis Black "Lone Star" Award Special Recognition
Director: Olivia Kuan
Producers: James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte, Lisa France, James Short, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof
Co-Producers: Matt Kaye, Carly Palmour
FEATURE FILM
Writer: Christopher Yost
Producers: Chuck Williams, Andrew Lazar
FEATURE FILM
A fast and furious, coming of age story set in Marrakech, the magical city where the Muslim world meets the west. Five teenage girls who desperately need money, break into the male-dominated realm of competitive motocross racing, challenging family, tradition, and their own self-doubts.
Director: Nzingha Stewart
Producers: Justin Baldoni, Jennifer Gibgot
PODCAST
This Webby-nominated audio and video podcast investigates how traditional structures and attitudes toward masculinity oppress and negatively affect men, women and humanity as a whole.
Hosts: Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, and Liz Plank
Producer: Kayla Nicholson
Executive Producers: Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Tarah Malhotra-Feinberg
FEATURE FILM
A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet in a hospital and fall in love, though their disease means they must avoid close physical contact.
Cast: Hailey Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Parminder Nagra, Claire Forlani
Director: Justin Baldoni
Producers: Justin Baldoni, Cathy Schulman
FEATURE FILM
Based on real events, a young musician discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
Cast: Fin Argus, Neve Campbell, Sabrina Carpenter, Madison Iseman, Tom Everett Scott, Lil Rel Howery
Director: Justin Baldoni
Producers: Justin Baldoni, Casey La Scala, Andrew Lazar
DOCUMENTARY FILM
Racial tensions are reignited as a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs continues the decades-long fight for the removal of a wall of trees that many believe were originally planted as a totem of segregation.
2022 IDFA: Frontlight, 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival Local Spotlight
Directors: Sara Newens, Mina T. Son
Producers: Joanna Sokolowski, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof
FEATURE FILM
Lily Bloom thinks she’s found the love of her life in Ryle Kincaid. However, after a troubling incident of abuse reminds her of her dark past, she must decide if love alone can carry her marriage through. Further complicating things is the return of her first love into her life: a man who she took in many years prior when he was homeless.
Cast: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj
Director: Justin Baldoni
Writers: Christy Hall
Producers: Alex Saks, Jamey Heath
Co-founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz, Wayfarer strives to debunk the typical studio model by championing inspirational stories which unite as true agents for social change.
In 2020, Wayfarer released the critically acclaimed feature film CLOUDS, the first feature-length movie launched on Disney+, directed by Baldoni. In 2021, Wayfarer entered into a first-look multi-faceted partnership with Procter & Gamble, spanning film, TV, and new media, with the four-time Webby-nominated Man Enough Podcast as an ongoing project.
Our slate of scripted features includes THE SENIOR, EMPIRE WAIST, CODE 3, and EZRA, which had its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Special Presentations programme. Currently, we're in production on IT ENDS WITH US, based on the best-selling book by Colleen Hoover, and actively developing BADASS BIKER CHICKS OF MARRAKESH and a live-action version of PAC-MAN. Our documentary feature film THE HERRICANES had its World Premiere at SXSW, capturing a Special Jury Award and a spotlight in the Documentary category. Additionally, RACIST TREES was a Frontlight featured title at IDFA '22 and premiered domestically at the prestigious 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
