2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #82. Lynn Shelton – Sword of Trust

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A project she likens to her 2009 film Humpday, described as an improvisational type of production, Lynn Shelton‘s eighth feature film in Sword of Trust comes during a creative spurt that saw the filmmaker work in …. count them, a whopping thirteen TV projects since 2014. Filming on this micro-indie took place in May with players Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Toby Huss and Dan Bakkedahl.

Rooftop Films 2019

Gist: Based on a screenplay by Shelton and Mike O’Brien, this is an ensemble comedy.

Production Co./Producers: Forager Films’ Lynn Shelton, Ted Speaker (Funny Bunny).

Prediction: Premieres category or could even be slotted for the NEXT section. SXSW or Tribeca are in contention as well.

U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. TBD (domestic). TBD (international).

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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