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2012 Sundance Predictions: Patricia Benoit’s Stones in the Sun
Known as "Haiti Cherie" back when it was in 2007 Screenwriters and Directors Lab at Sundance, it has since picked up an Annenberg Film Fellowship Grant in 2009 and changed its name to Stones in the Sun. A longtime in the works, Patricia Benoit's debut should be a good fit for the U.S Dramatic Comp or the NEXT section.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Roberto Faenza’s Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
I'd normally wouldn't associate a veteran Italian filmmaker such as Roberto Faenza with the festival - but this shot in NYC, coming-of-age indie drama based on the novel by the same name features a mix of the next generation of actors (Toby Regbo and Deborah Ann Woll) along with some stellar actresses in the biz (Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden) and is backed by producers who've been to the fest with some recent indie items Allen Bain (The Missing Person) and Ron Stein (The Romantics). Premieres category a possibility.
2012 Sundance Predictions: James Ponsoldt’s Smashed
An integral part of the indie filmmaking scene, when not contributing to Filmmaker Magazine helmer James Ponsoldt appears to be busy mounting his next project and five yearsafter his breakout debut Off the Black (a Sundance entry in 2006) we now have his sophomore pic - a dramedy featuring Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul along with Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Look for Smashed to grab a U.S Dramatic or Premieres spot.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Jonas Åkerlund’s Small Apartments
Another item that could end up in the Midnight in Park City section is the book to film adaptation of Small Apartments (see movie prop pic above). The 2003 festival edition saw Jonas Åkerlund showcase his first film Spun. The cast for his third picture is a nutty bunch -- it's toplined by Juno Temple and supported by a huge cast of misfit looking actors.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Frankie Latina’s Skinny Dip
What will be a sure fire hit only the fantasy film circuit, Frankie Latina's Skinny Dip a vigilante grindhouse pic stands a great chance at playing in Sundance's Park City at Midnight section due to the Danny Trejo effect (the actor was in Latina's debut film Modus Operandi) and the fact that co-star Sasha Grey made the switchover to film in Soderbergh's Sundance bowed The Girlfriend Experience.
