EXCLUSIVE: Free streamer Tubi is launching Saving Buddy Charles , an indie road trip comedy, as its latest feature from its creator showcase initiative.

The film, written by Jillian Shea Spaeder and directed by Grace Wethor , is billed as “an emotionally rich coming-of-age story that leans into the absurdity of life and serves as a love letter to the friendships that shape us, break us, and ultimately make us who we are.”

Slated to launch on December 16, it will sit in the Tubi For Creators slate of features with a three-month exclusivity period.

The pic is inspired by the real-life friendship between Spaeder and Wethor, and draws on the latter’s experience as a brain cancer survivor. It follows Clara and Sydney, played by Analesa Fisher ( Metal Lords ) and Spaeder ( God

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