Ron Livingston's Indie Comedy Fonk Finishes Filming in Ohio
Ron Livingston, Jake Ryan, Beth Grant and Christina Kirk have finished filming Fonk, a comedy shot in Ohio, Deadline reported on 11 November 2026.
The film is an independent comedy, meaning it was made outside the big studio system. Steve Collins wrote and directed it. The story follows a worn-down English professor who takes over an impressionable student's thesis film so he can shoot his own debut novel, which he calls "unfilmable."
Livingston plays Professor Fonk. Ryan plays the professor's protégé, the student whose project gets taken over. Beth Grant plays Fonk's mother, and Christina Kirk plays his ex-wife.
The film is an Eyeheart Cinema and Ten Acre Films production. Jonathan Duffy and Kelly Williams produced it. Livingston and Derk Cullinan are executive producers, the people who typically help line up money and deals and oversee a project's overall direction rather than the day-to-day work on set.
The wider cast includes Todd Berger, Mimi Fletcher, T.J. Lee, Alessia Carrossellia, Frank Jicha, Emily Kuntz, Cole Aansen, Celina Lamon, Liam Stilson and Mabel Thomas.
Wrapping a shoot is only one stage. After filming, a film still needs editing, music, sound and picture work before it is ready for audiences. Deals with distributors and release dates usually come later. None of those details had been announced.
