While noteworthy Sundance NEXT section titles Entertainment, James White, Nasty Baby and Tangerine all found distrib homes, we’re finally seeing Matt Sobel‘s break-out debut finally leave the nest. The Film Movement folks have landed Take Me to the River and are prepping it for a theatrical release next January. Look for the film to make it’s international film fest debut at either Locarno or TIFF with possible showings at NYFF and/or AFI.
Gist: This is about a California teen (Logan Miller) who plans to come out at his family reunion in Nebraska. But when a bloodstain on his younger cousin’s dress makes him an unwitting suspect in her possible abuse, the weekend takes a very different turn…
Worth Noting: Here are some of our Trading Card series from Sundance: writer-director-producer Matt Sobel, Executive Producer Nick Case, actors Logan Miller, Robin Weigert and Josh Hamilton.
Do We Care?: Along with James White’s Josh Mond (which also broke out of the NEXT section) Sobel is worthy of the title of best new American independent filmmaker.