David Duchovny Stars in Reverse the Curse Trailer (Exclusive) [Video]

David Duchovny has an emotional and humorous new father-son movie.

On May 23, Vertical debuted the trailer for Reverse the Curse exclusively with PEOPLE.

Duchovny, 63, wrote, directed and stars in the film, which follows a struggling writer named Ted (Logan Marshall-Green), who moves in with his estranged father Marty (Duchovny) after he learns Marty has cancer.

Marty is a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan despite living in New York, while Ted grew up a fan of the team’s arch-rival, the New York Yankees. Despite the pair’s obvious differences, Ted and his father grow closer over the course of the 1978 Major League Baseball season — and Ted also grows close to his father’s aide Marianna (Stephanie Beatriz).

“While Marty strives to make amends for his past, his health drops abruptly whenever his beloved Sox lose a game. To keep his dad’s spirits up, Ted takes matters into his own hands and manufactures a …