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2012 Sundance Predictions: Ry Russo Young’s Nobody Walks
A 2010 Sundance Screenwriters Lab selected project with additional support from the Annenberg Film Fellowship Grant and the Indian Paintbrush Fellowship, Ry Russo Young teamed with Lena Dunham for a project that attracted the likes of Dylan McDermott, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Krasinski and Olivia Thirlby for a film budgeted at a significantly larger amount than what it cost to make her debut film, You Wont Miss Me (a New Frontier programmed film). Nobody Walks looks poised for a U.S Dramatic Comp inclusion.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Shaul Schwarz’s Narco Cultura
An award-winning photographer, sometime in 2012 (perhaps not Park City) we should be seeing Shaul Schwarz's first foray into the docu scene. Currently in production, and we're hoping well into post, Narco Cultura was among the recently award a grant from the Cinereach folks and worth-noting, Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen are producing the project - Mexico's not so odd pop culture phenomena. Here's a rich look at the upcoming doc.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Alan and Gabe Polsky’s The Motel Life
Producers Alan and Gabe Polsky switched hats in 2011 and directed their first feature film - an adaptation of a chilly novel with a cast that includes Dakota Fanning, Stephen Dorff, Emile Hirsch, Kris Kristofferson and Park City regular Joshua Leonard. Having filmed earlier in the year (see outdoor winter set pic) The Motel Life should be ready to grab one of the Premiere screening slots. The Polsky's were at the fest last year with Elgin James' Little Birds.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Carter’s Maladies
Having worked with Franco before on Erased James Franco (short film which sees Franco re-enacts scenes from his filmography and reinterprets Julianne Moore's role in Todd Haynes' Safe) Carter's directorial debut continues with the notion of performance. Maladies will forever be known as the film that set Franco off towards a stint on General Hospital in 2010. With Catherine Keener and David Strathairn we see this as an almost sure bet in the Premieres section.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Ted Koland’s Lumpy
First-time helmer Ted Koland's Minnesota-shot dramedy (featured on IndieWIRE - see the production pic above) happens to feature a good grab-bag of acting names (Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin, Frances O'Connor and Park City favorite Jess Weixler) and the logline sounds somewhat savoury - canceled wedding, followed by shock and surprise might come across as sincere, slightly dark and poignant. Depending on the film's tone, Lumpy might find itself in the Midnight section or Premieres category.
