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Laura Tsigas

George A. Tramountanas

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Gabriel Conrad

Buzz Tsigas

Manoli P. Tramountanas

Teddy Tsigas

Eleanor Tramountanas

Annie Tsigas

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Win a Trip to Browntown! (2022)

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George tramountanas, '93, turned personal tragedy to big-screen comedy in his new feature film about a unique incentive for weight loss., by jon marmor | photographs courtesy of george tramountanas | march 2022.

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L osing weight is one of those challenges that torture many of us. But in his new feature film “ Win a Trip to Browntown! ” writer-director-producer George A. Tramountanas, ’93, introduces an unusual incentive in the struggle to move the dial on the scale. Film festivals nationwide have taken notice, as have distributors. “Win a Trip to Browntown!” is receiving North American distribution via Gravitas Ventures and will be released on most major streaming platforms beginning March 22.

“Win a Trip to Browntown!” might not be suitable for children, but adults can watch the trailer online.

It’s pretty heady stuff for the son of a Greek immigrant who spent his early childhood “roaming Ballard in its pre-condo days.” As a senior at Bishop Blanchet High School in the ’80s (he has the acid-washed jeans to prove it), Tramountanas went on to become a Washington Scholar and matriculated at the UW, just like his dad, mom and younger brother.

He joined the UW chapter of the American Marketing Association, and one day a film publicist visited the group. He was so inspired by what he heard that he decided a profession working with movies was his calling. While he loved the idea of working in movies, he didn’t make films as a student for a couple of reasons: it was difficult and expensive back then in the analog world. But he loved storytelling and the ways to tell stories visually. And he was nuts about comic books and films.

After graduating with his business degree, he wasn’t exactly over the moon about the job possibilities he came across and thought if he had to work long hours, why not do it in the film biz? He talked with a family friend who knew someone that worked in Hollywood, and voila, he landed an internship at Paramount Studios. That led to another internship, which led him to being hired as an assistant to Oliver Stone. And that experience led to a job at Disney Studios’ TV division.

Working in the entertainment industry was great but Tramountanas really wanted hands-on training in filmmaking. He applied to USC’s famed graduate filmmaking program and after a bit of a struggle to get accepted, USC finally said yes. Film school was like Disneyland to him.

“It was an eye-opening experience,” recalls the North Seattle resident. “Meeting people from all backgrounds, taking all film-related classes.” The class work? “We had to make a Super 8 movie every three weeks,” he says. The biggest lesson he learned? “How to take criticism,” he says. “Two-thirds of the class didn’t understand my first Super 8 movie.”

Carlin? Takei? Lopez? No, it’s Tramountanas.

Tramountanas moved back to Seattle from Los Angeles in early 2000 after film school. He worked in a series of business-related positions (including comic book journalist), but kept his hand in filmmaking, writing several screenplays. Then, in 2016, his mother was diagnosed with cancer and died in August of that year. Due to the stress of that situation, he put on quite a few pounds. The November election added to his state of mind by leaving him feeling stressed and anxious about the future. Tramountanas wanted to lose the weight – and he wanted to laugh. That’s when the premise of the film came to him. “I asked myself, what could motivate a middle-aged family man to lose a bunch of weight, short of someone offering him a million dollars?”

He decided that if he was going to write about the idea, he would make the film himself and act in it. “I would have preferred not to have worn all the hats of writer, producer, director and actor, but at the end of the day,” he says, “it was the only way I could ensure that the story I wanted to see would end up on the screen.” He also lost more than 50 pounds over the three-month shoot.

Tramountanas had also kept his hand in the field by teaching night classes at the Seattle Film Institute, everything from screenwriting and documentary filmmaking to giving seminars on what it is like to work in Hollywood. He’s proud as a papa to share that several of his students have moved to Los Angeles and New York to embark on their own film careers.

As he ponders his next project for the screen, Tramountanas would really like to see the Emerald City make it easier for film production here with better business incentives. And he’d love to see his alma mater develop a more robust filmmaking program. “UW has some of the greatest tech resources and most brilliant minds in the country, so I’d love to see what they could do in movies,” he says. “And if they need a teacher, I’m available!”

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Win a Trip to Browntown

By Alan Ng | March 25, 2022

Finally, the feel-good story we’ve all been waiting for, especially if you’ve been waiting for a Hallmark movie about butt sex. In George A. Tramountanas’ comedy,  Win A Trip to Browntown , the writer/director stars as Frank Tsigas, a writer who gave up his dream of becoming a professional screenwriter to raise a family. Each year, he enters the local Pitchfest competition as a way to keep his writing dream alive.

Just before an evening of sloppy lovemaking, Frank’s wife, Laura (Kendra McDermott), suggests that he could lose some weight to build up his confidence for Pitchfest. As an incentive, Laura wagers that if Frank can lose 50 pounds, she’ll let him put his “D” in her “A.” Frank immediately accepts the challenge and finds the ultimate motivation to lose weight. He documents the entire weight loss/anal experience on his anonymous blog.

The more he writes about his wife’s proposition, the more popular the blog becomes. Soon Frank’s private arrangement becomes a viral sub-Reddit, and the world starts to wonder about the identity of the mysterious blogger. If you know anything about comedies, well…

How did this get made? There’s nothing sexual, salacious, or vulgar here at all. It’s all locker room talk. The fact that Gravitas Ventures has taken  Win a Trip to Browntown  under its wing has garnered my utmost admiration for the organization. As the plot progressed, I kept asking myself if this was really happening? If it is, what will happen in the end (referring to the narrative, my fellow sick readers)?

“…Laura wagers that if Frank can lose 35 pounds, she’ll let him put his  ‘D’ in her ‘A’ .”

To me, bold storytelling covers a multitude of weaknesses. There is a definite twisted Hallmark vibe to the way Tramountanas tells this tale as well as to the overall comedic tone. Weirdly, if it wasn’t for the subject matter, this could be a viable family film. No one is naked, especially Frank. Instead, the adult content takes place all in frank conversations about sex, masturbation, and butt stuff — all of it spoken by full-grown, if somewhat juvenile, adults.

There is a charm to  Win a Trip To Browntown  found in its story of family and ambition. Frank is at an existential crossroads. He has a happy family with a wife and children who love him, but every year at Pitchfest, he’s reminded of a dream that is yet to be fulfilled and may never be. Now add anal to the mix, and you have a comedy that works. It’s good, clean fun… well, as clean as butt stuff can get.

The only weakness is the acting. It comes off as a little stiff, a common problem of indie comedies. It feels like actors delivering scripted lines rather than natural dialogue. This style of acting in comedies comes across as too wink-at-the-camera funny. I really wanted to see a frank conversation between husband and wife.

In the end,  Win a Trip to Browntown  is a light, fun comedy about the “end.” This is once in a lifetime story that could only come from the mind of an independent filmmaker. You don’t want to be bummed out for missing it. You might even want to use it as a teachable moment for your children. I know I won’t, but someone might. It’s perfect if you’re up for a good laugh or enjoy spearing the brown shark, drilling for chocolate, taking the road less traveled, following the Augustus Gloop, or driving the Hershey highway…

Win a Trip to Browntown  is available on-demand on all streaming platforms.

Win a Trip to Browntown (2022)

Directed and Written: George A. Tramountanas

Starring: George A. Tramountanas, Kendra McDermott, etc.

Movie score: 8/10

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This is once in a lifetime story that could only come from the mind of an independent filmmaker. You don’t want to be bummed out for missing it.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 26, 2022

To call the this comedy juvenile would be an insult to all juveniles, including the rapper from the 1990s. Unfunny, creepy, and tone deaf, the movie takes what could be a fun premise and turns it into a platform for whiny entitlement and non stop bad puns

Full Review | Mar 22, 2022

A family comedy about anal sex, an almost-laugh-free lurch along the not-so-fine-line between insipid and insufferable.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Mar 13, 2022

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Frank Tsigas is a middle-aged family man who can only see his life's shortcomings. To distract him, his soft-spoken wife Laura offers a unique anniversary gift: she bets her ass that he can't lose 50 pounds in three months...literally.

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