#53. For Ellen
Director/Writer: So Yong Kim
Producers: So Yong Kim and Jen Gatien (Holy Rollers)
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: When an aspiring young rock musician (Paul Dano) agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife, he discovers he is not ready to forfeit all custody of his six-year-old daughter.….(more)
Cast: Paul Dano and more cast TBA.
Why is it on the list?: In only a pair of outings, Kim has confirmed her presence as an indie filmmaker worthy of future auteurist theories — her type of cinema, minimalist and miniscule triage dramas, reach for the highest levels of intimacy and with an isolated and an emotionally distraught Paul Dano, I’m expecting her to take up more room on the scene than her previous two combined. Seek out her films: In Between Days and Treeless Mountain.
Release Date/Status?: In pre-production with a tagged February start, this should be a Venice/TIFF/NYFF Film Festival entry, with a theatrical release in the late innings of 2010.
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