First Look: Paul Dano in So Yong Kim’s For Ellen

We’ve got two indie projects that happen to star Paul Dano that we are keen on seeing this year (perhaps both might be ready in time for TIFF). The first is Kelly Reichardt’s Meek’s Cutoff and the other, is Dano in toplining So Yong Kim’s For Ellen. The project was I believe filming in February which would explain the winter scene (lensing is Frozen River‘s and the upcoming Yelling to the Sky‘s Reed Morano) and from what I gather, has continued perhaps after a break for a summer shoot – with actresses Margarita Levieva and Dakota Johnson on board. Here’s a more detailed synopsis and the pic below:

When Joby (Dano), an aspiring young rock star, finally agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife (Jena Malone), he discovers that he is about to forfeit all custody of his six-year-old daughter, Ellen. Never having been in Ellen’s life before, Joby suddenly realizes that he’s not ready to lose that part of himself. Hoping to make up for lost time, he tries to win her heart.