Filmmaker Karen Maine reveals the online success of her short film "Yes, God, Yes" prompted her to turn it into a fullfledged film.
"Yes, God, Yes" received 2.9 million views and also won Best Short at the St. Louis International Film Festival upon being premiered in 2017 as a Vimeo Staff Pick. It was after the success of the short that Maine along with producers Katie Cordeal and Colleen Hammond went ahead to make it into a full-length feature film.
Starring Natalia Dyer in the lead, the film is based on a Catholic teenager in the early '00s who, after an innocent AOL chat that turns racy, discovers masturbation and struggles to suppress her urges in the face of eternal damnation.
Maine said: "I had written the short film for 'Yes, God, Yes' in 2014, and the plan had always been to get someone else to direct it because I didn't have directing experience.
"Yes, God, Yes" received 2.9 million views and also won Best Short at the St. Louis International Film Festival upon being premiered in 2017 as a Vimeo Staff Pick. It was after the success of the short that Maine along with producers Katie Cordeal and Colleen Hammond went ahead to make it into a full-length feature film.
Starring Natalia Dyer in the lead, the film is based on a Catholic teenager in the early '00s who, after an innocent AOL chat that turns racy, discovers masturbation and struggles to suppress her urges in the face of eternal damnation.
Maine said: "I had written the short film for 'Yes, God, Yes' in 2014, and the plan had always been to get someone else to direct it because I didn't have directing experience.
- 5/21/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Yes, God, Yes, the coming-of-age pic that stars Stranger Things‘ Natalia Dyer and had its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW, where it won a Special Jury Award for its ensemble cast. The pic written and directed by Obvious Child scribe Karen Maine in her feature helming debut will now hit theaters next year.
Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things), Wolfgang Novogratz (The Last Summer) and Timothy Simons (Veep) co-star in the film. Dyer plays Alice, a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who, after an innocent AOL chat turns racy, discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation.
The Maiden Voyage and Rt Features film was produced by Katie Cordeal, Colleen Hammond, Eleanor Columbus and Rodrigo Teixeira. Executive producers are Chris Columbus, Lourenço Sant’Anna, Sophie Mas and Maine.
“We...
Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things), Wolfgang Novogratz (The Last Summer) and Timothy Simons (Veep) co-star in the film. Dyer plays Alice, a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who, after an innocent AOL chat turns racy, discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation.
The Maiden Voyage and Rt Features film was produced by Katie Cordeal, Colleen Hammond, Eleanor Columbus and Rodrigo Teixeira. Executive producers are Chris Columbus, Lourenço Sant’Anna, Sophie Mas and Maine.
“We...
- 9/25/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sxsx Special Jury Award winner Yes, God, Yes, starring Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things), Timothy Simons (Veep) and Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), has been picked up for international sales by Highland Film Group.
Writer-director Karen Maine’s well-received (Obvious Child) comedy follows a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who struggles to suppress her new masturbatory urges in the face of eternal damnation. The film won a Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. Endeavor Content is handling U.S.
Producers are Katie Cordeal, Colleen Hammond, Maiden Voyage’s Eleanor Columbus (Patti Cake$) and Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name). Executive producers are Maiden Voyage’s Chris Columbus (The Help), Rt’s Lourenço Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas, and Maine.
Highland’s Cannes sales slate also includes Vaughn Stein’s Inheritance starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg; Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion...
Writer-director Karen Maine’s well-received (Obvious Child) comedy follows a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who struggles to suppress her new masturbatory urges in the face of eternal damnation. The film won a Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. Endeavor Content is handling U.S.
Producers are Katie Cordeal, Colleen Hammond, Maiden Voyage’s Eleanor Columbus (Patti Cake$) and Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name). Executive producers are Maiden Voyage’s Chris Columbus (The Help), Rt’s Lourenço Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas, and Maine.
Highland’s Cannes sales slate also includes Vaughn Stein’s Inheritance starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg; Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion...
- 5/14/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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