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Posted on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 : 1:37 p.m.

Locally filmed 'Answer This!' will screen at Cleveland International Film Festival

By Jenn McKee

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Chris Gorham and Arielle Kebbel in a scene from "Answer This!"

"Answer This!" — a feature film comedy filmed in Ann Arbor in August 2009, and helmed by native sons Chris (director/screenwriter) and Mike Farah (producer) — will be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, happening March 24-April 3.

Formerly titled "Trivial Pursuits," "Answer This!" focuses on a U-M graduate student named Paul (Chris Gorham) who's confronting his own dreaded graduation, as well as the difficulty of living in the shadow of his academic superstar father (played by longtime U-M professor Ralph Williams). Adrift, Paul becomes involved in the local competitive pub trivia scene.

The Farah brothers presented a sold-out sneak peek screening of the film at the Michigan Theater in October (which resulted in an added, late screening); and while "Answer This!" was not accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, the filmmakers now (according to Chris Farah's Facebook page) have their sites set on the South by Southwest Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival.

Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.