C.O.G.

C.O.G.
Directed by	Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Written by	Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Based on	"C.O.G." by David Sedaris
Produced by	Cookie Carosella Stephen Nemeth Kyle Patrick Alvarez Lauren Bratman Betsy Stahl
Starring	Jonathan Groff Denis O'Hare Dean Stockwell Casey Wilson Troian Bellisario Corey Stoll
Production company	Screen Media Films
Distributed by	Focus World
Release dates	January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20) (Sundance) September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

C.O.G. is an American comedy drama film directed and written by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and starring Jonathan Groff. The film, whose title stands for Child of God, is based on a David Sedaris short story from his book of collected essays, Naked. It marks the first time one of Sedaris's stories was adapted for film. It co-stars Denis O'Hare, Casey Wilson, Dean Stockwell, Troian Bellisario, and Corey Stoll. C.O.G. was filmed on location in Forest Grove, Oregon in October 2012.