2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #60. Michael Cristofer – The Night Clerk

While we commonly associate Sundance with youngling breakout talents, young-at-heart Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, screenwriter (Bonfire of the Vanities) and actor (most recently Evil Corp CEO, Philip Price in Mr Robot) Michael Cristofer hadn’t made a feature since 2001’s Original Sin. Production on The Night Clerk took place in Utah this past February with a cast comprised of Tye Sheridan, Helen Hunt, Ana de Armas, John Leguizamo and Johnathon Schaech.

Gist: This is about a hotel night clerk, Bart Bromley (Tye Sheridan), a highly intelligent young man on the autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realizes he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

Production Co./Producers: Arianne Fraser (Terminal), WulfPak Productions’ David Wulf (Little Women)

Prediction: Midnight section.

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