Drafthouse Films has sprung for Amira & Sam, an indie dramedy romance starring Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Freaks and Geeks) and newcomer Dina Shihabi as an Army vet and an illegal Iraqi immigrant whose love is put to the test when she’s faced with deportation. Writer-director Sean Mullin helmed the pic, which is executive produced by The Spectacular Now‘s James Ponsoldt and also stars The Vampire Diaries’ Paul Wesley, Laith Nakli, and David Rasche. Drafthouse has slated a cross-platform limited theatrical, VOD, digital, and home video release for early 2015.
The Austin-based distributor snapped up Amira & Sam following its premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival earlier this year. It’s scheduled to screen at the Drafthouse’s upcoming femme-centric Forever Fest this Fall. The Five By Eight Productions picture is produced by Terry Leonard from Strongman and Erich Lochner and Matt Miller from Vanishing Angle. Meg Montagnino-Jarrett and Peter...
The Austin-based distributor snapped up Amira & Sam following its premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival earlier this year. It’s scheduled to screen at the Drafthouse’s upcoming femme-centric Forever Fest this Fall. The Five By Eight Productions picture is produced by Terry Leonard from Strongman and Erich Lochner and Matt Miller from Vanishing Angle. Meg Montagnino-Jarrett and Peter...
- 8/28/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
The distributor has acquired Us rights to Sean Mullin’s romance starring Martin Starr, Paul Wesley and newcomer Dina Shihabi. Separately, The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have taken Love, Rosie and Level 33 has acquired Copenhagen.
Amira & Sam (pictured) premiered recently at the Seattle International Film festival and takes place in New York and charts the romance between an Army veteran and the niece of his Iraqi translator.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of West Point graduate and Army veteran Mullin of Five By Eight Productions.
Terry Leonard of Strongman and Erich Lochner and Matt Miller of Vanishing Angle produced Amira & Sam. Executive producers are James Ponsoldt, Meg Montagnino-Jarrett and Peter Sobiloff from Hole in One Productions.
Drafthouse plans an early 2015 limited theatrical and digital launch after negotiating the deal with Preferred Content, UTA Independent Film Group and Gray Krauss Stratford Des Rochers.
The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have teamed...
Amira & Sam (pictured) premiered recently at the Seattle International Film festival and takes place in New York and charts the romance between an Army veteran and the niece of his Iraqi translator.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of West Point graduate and Army veteran Mullin of Five By Eight Productions.
Terry Leonard of Strongman and Erich Lochner and Matt Miller of Vanishing Angle produced Amira & Sam. Executive producers are James Ponsoldt, Meg Montagnino-Jarrett and Peter Sobiloff from Hole in One Productions.
Drafthouse plans an early 2015 limited theatrical and digital launch after negotiating the deal with Preferred Content, UTA Independent Film Group and Gray Krauss Stratford Des Rochers.
The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have teamed...
- 8/28/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Shawn Christensen’s drama ahead of its international premiere in Venice. Separately, The Orchard has picked up Marshall Curry’s Tribeca-winning doc Point And Shoot.
Christensen wrote Before I Disappear and stars alongside Fatima Ptacek, Emmy Rossum, Paul Wesley, Richard Schiff and Ron Perlman.
Damon Russell, Lucan Toh, Christensen, Wesley and Terry Leonard produced and the executive producers are Christopher Eoyang, Nick Harbinson, Oliver Roskill and Emily Leo.
IFC plans a November roll-out for the story of a down-at-heel man whose sister asks him to babysit his 11-year-old niece for the night. The film won the SXSW narrative feature audience award.
“Curfew [Christensen’s short film on which the feature is based] was only a glimpse at Shawn’s incredible talent, and we cannot wait to bring his fully realised vision to audiences nationwide,” said Sundance Selects/IFC Films president Jonathan Sehring. “Before I Disappear marks an amazing feature directorial debut.”
“Working with Shawn...
Christensen wrote Before I Disappear and stars alongside Fatima Ptacek, Emmy Rossum, Paul Wesley, Richard Schiff and Ron Perlman.
Damon Russell, Lucan Toh, Christensen, Wesley and Terry Leonard produced and the executive producers are Christopher Eoyang, Nick Harbinson, Oliver Roskill and Emily Leo.
IFC plans a November roll-out for the story of a down-at-heel man whose sister asks him to babysit his 11-year-old niece for the night. The film won the SXSW narrative feature audience award.
“Curfew [Christensen’s short film on which the feature is based] was only a glimpse at Shawn’s incredible talent, and we cannot wait to bring his fully realised vision to audiences nationwide,” said Sundance Selects/IFC Films president Jonathan Sehring. “Before I Disappear marks an amazing feature directorial debut.”
“Working with Shawn...
- 8/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has picked up all international rights to SXSW audience award winner Before I Disappear and will commence sales in Cannes.
The announcement comes as sales agents scramble to assemble fresh line-ups for the Croisette at a time when new product is thin on the ground.
Before I Disappear director Shawn Christensen based the film on his 2013 Academy Award-winning live action short Curfew and stars alongside Fatima Ptacek, Emmy Rossum, Paul Wesley, Ron Perlman and Richard Schiff.
ICM Partners and Verve represent North American rights to the story of a man who must look after his niece on a night when he becomes embroiled in a fight between his two employers.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be representing Before I Disappear,” said Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska. “It’s a crowd-pleasing film with a great cast and wonderful performances and we at Electric look forward to bringing this award-winning...
The announcement comes as sales agents scramble to assemble fresh line-ups for the Croisette at a time when new product is thin on the ground.
Before I Disappear director Shawn Christensen based the film on his 2013 Academy Award-winning live action short Curfew and stars alongside Fatima Ptacek, Emmy Rossum, Paul Wesley, Ron Perlman and Richard Schiff.
ICM Partners and Verve represent North American rights to the story of a man who must look after his niece on a night when he becomes embroiled in a fight between his two employers.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be representing Before I Disappear,” said Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska. “It’s a crowd-pleasing film with a great cast and wonderful performances and we at Electric look forward to bringing this award-winning...
- 4/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Stage 6 Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Syncopated Films’ Cold Comes The Night in theatres and Video-on-Demand on January 10, 2014.
Cold Comes The Night screened as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival earlier in November.
Read our review Here.
Written and directed by Tze Chun (Children of Invention) and co-written by Osgood Perkins and Nick Simon, the thriller stars Emmy Award® winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus).
Cold Comes The Night tells the story of a struggling motel owner (Eve) and her daughter who are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal (Cranston) to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his parcel of cash from a crooked cop (Marshall-Green).
The film is produced by Mynette Louie and Trevor Sagan, and co-produced by Terry Leonard.
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Cold Comes The Night screened as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival earlier in November.
Read our review Here.
Written and directed by Tze Chun (Children of Invention) and co-written by Osgood Perkins and Nick Simon, the thriller stars Emmy Award® winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus).
Cold Comes The Night tells the story of a struggling motel owner (Eve) and her daughter who are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal (Cranston) to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his parcel of cash from a crooked cop (Marshall-Green).
The film is produced by Mynette Louie and Trevor Sagan, and co-produced by Terry Leonard.
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- 11/27/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Vampire Diaries" star Paul Wesley, "Party Down" alum Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi have wrapped production on writer-director Sean Mullin's feature film "Sam & Amira." Starr stars as Army veteran Sam, who falls into an unlikely love affair with an Iraqi immigrant named Amira (Shihabi). Also read: CW's 'The Vampire Diaries' – Where Love Isn't Dead Wesley co-stars as Sam's cousin who works on Wall St. and takes Sam under his wing to help win over new clients. Strongman's Terry Leonard produced with Matt Miller and Erich Lochner of Vanishing Angle. Executive producers include...
- 8/22/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
GoDigital has acquired North American VOD and digital distribution rights to "Away From Here," a new drama from producers Terry Leonard of Strongman and Kate Cohen, CEO of Straight Up Films. The film centers on the intimate relationship between a mysterious ex-priest and a waitress from his hometown. "Away From Here" will play a limited theatrical run prior to its digital and cable VOD release in fall, 2013. "This film is a uniquely powerful and controversially topical take on the romance drama," said GoDigital CEO Logan Mulvey. "We're truly excited to see how audiences react and we're honored to be in business with such a fantastic and accomplished production team." "Away From Here" stars Nick Stahl as James, a drifter plagued with visions of his traumatic past, and co-stars Alicia Witt, best known for "Friday Night Lights". Cohen co-wrote the script with Timothy Michael Cooper and Bruce Van Dusen directed. Deborah McIntosh...
- 6/6/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
GoDigital has acquired North American VOD and digital distribution rights to "Away From Here," a new drama from producers Terry Leonard of Strongman and Kate Cohen, CEO of Straight Up Films. The film centers on the intimate relationship between a mysterious ex-priest and a waitress from his hometown. "Away From Here" will play a limited theatrical run prior to its digital and cable VOD release in fall, 2013. "This film is a uniquely powerful and controversially topical take on the romance drama," said GoDigital CEO Logan Mulvey. "We're truly excited to see how audiences react and we're honored to be in business with such a fantastic and accomplished production team." "Away From Here" stars Nick Stahl as James, a drifter plagued with visions of his traumatic past, and co-stars Alicia Witt, best known for "Friday Night Lights". Cohen co-wrote the script with Timothy Michael Cooper and Bruce Van Dusen directed. Deborah McIntosh...
- 6/6/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
GoDigital has acquired North American VOD and digital distribution rights to "Away From Here," a new drama from producers Terry Leonard of Strongman and Kate Cohen, CEO of Straight Up Films. The film centers on the intimate relationship between a mysterious ex-priest and a waitress from his hometown. "Away From Here" will play a limited theatrical run prior to its digital and cable VOD release in fall, 2013. "This film is a uniquely powerful and controversially topical take on the romance drama," said GoDigital CEO Logan Mulvey. "We're truly excited to see how audiences react and we're honored to be in business with such a fantastic and accomplished production team." "Away From Here" stars Nick Stahl as James, a drifter plagued with visions of his traumatic past, and co-stars Alicia Witt, best known for "Friday Night Lights". Cohen co-wrote the script with Timothy Michael Hooper and Bruce Van Dusen directed. Deborah McIntosh...
- 6/6/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Nick Stahl is headlining the indie romantic drama "The Boarding House" for Strongman and Straight Up Films says Variety.
The story centers on a love triangle in which Stahl's character becomes entangled. Alicia Witt, Ray Wise and Frankie Faison also star.
Bruce Van Dusen directs from a script by Kate Cohen and Timothy Michael Cooper. Terry Leonard and Cohen are producing and shooting recently wrapped in Queens, New York.
The story centers on a love triangle in which Stahl's character becomes entangled. Alicia Witt, Ray Wise and Frankie Faison also star.
Bruce Van Dusen directs from a script by Kate Cohen and Timothy Michael Cooper. Terry Leonard and Cohen are producing and shooting recently wrapped in Queens, New York.
- 11/8/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Nick Stahl stars in the independent romantic drama "The Boarding House" which is helmed by Bruce Van Dusen. The film recently wrapped principal photography in Queens, N.Y. The cast includes Alicia Witt, Ray Wise and Frankie Faison. The screenplay written by Timothy Michael Cooper and Kate Cohen tells of a love triangle where Script by Kate Cohen and Timothy Michael Cooper centers on a love triangle in which James (played by Stahl) becomes entangled. Pic is produced by Terry Leonard and Cohen for Strongman and Straight Up Films.
- 11/5/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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