2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #83. Martha Stephens – To the Stars

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Martha Stephens‘ fourth feature film follows in the footsteps of Land Ho! (Sundance ’14). With filming having taken place in May, starring Shea Whigham, Malin Akerman, Kara Hayward, Jordana Spiro, Liana Liberato, Tony Hale, Adelaide Clemens and Madisen Beaty, To the Stars features an Oklahoma backdrop in the 1960s.

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Gist: A 1960s coming-of-age tale, this centers on the powerful friendship forged between a shy farmer’s daughter (Kara Hayward) and a reckless new girl in town (Liana Liberato).

Production Co./Producers: Kristin Mann (Midnight Special), Laura D. Smith-Ireland (It Follows).

Prediction: Premiere category with interest from SXSW.

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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