Blumhouse Productions has set Sophia Takal to direct a remake of the 1974 slasher film Black Christmas with a script written by Takal & April Wolfe (Widower) wrote the script. Blumhouse is producing for Universal and shooting soon in New Zealand.
Imogen Poots (Green Room), Aleyse Shannon (Charmed), Brittany O’Grady (Star), Lily Donoghue (The Goldbergs) and Caleb Eberhardt (Broadway’s Choir Boy) are set to star.
The project re-teams Takal with Blumhouse after their collaboration on New Year, New You, a film in Hulu’s Into the Dark anthology series that starred Suki Waterhouse and Carly Chaikin.
Takal directed Always Shine, which starred Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald and played at the Venice Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. Takal also wrote, directed, and starred in Green, which premiered at SXSW and earned her the festival’s Emerging Female Director Award. Takal’s other acting credits include God’s Pocket,...
Imogen Poots (Green Room), Aleyse Shannon (Charmed), Brittany O’Grady (Star), Lily Donoghue (The Goldbergs) and Caleb Eberhardt (Broadway’s Choir Boy) are set to star.
The project re-teams Takal with Blumhouse after their collaboration on New Year, New You, a film in Hulu’s Into the Dark anthology series that starred Suki Waterhouse and Carly Chaikin.
Takal directed Always Shine, which starred Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald and played at the Venice Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. Takal also wrote, directed, and starred in Green, which premiered at SXSW and earned her the festival’s Emerging Female Director Award. Takal’s other acting credits include God’s Pocket,...
- 6/13/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Read More: Rosemarie DeWitt on How Joe Swanberg's 'Digging for Fire' Reflected Her Own Life Experience If you're not familiar with Joe Swanberg (and if you call yourself an indie film fan, for shame), you should know that his films are largely unscripted and freewheeling explorations into relationships in which — let's be honest — nothing much happens. Whether you label his films, which include "All the Light in the Sky," "Drinking Buddies," "Happy Christmas" and most recently, "Digging for Fire," mumblecore or not, the fact is they rely on likable, flawed characters who talk...a lot. Over the years, Swanberg has formed an inner core of collaborators who have grown increasingly more established, which may be why his latest film "Digging for Fire" has been pegged as his "most mainstream." The film, which premiered at Sundance last January, stars Rosemarie DeWitt and Jake Johnson as a married couple with a.
- 8/25/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
The conversation went all over the place but one thing was clear: Larry Fessenden was a serious filmmaker who likes to have a lot of fun. Oscillating between acting (All the Light in the Sky, Wendy and Lucy), directing (Habit, Beneath) and producing (The Comedy, Night Moves), Fessenden emphasized that his favorite films were those that had a slow approach, films that took their time.>> - Adam Schartoff...
- 10/16/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
The conversation went all over the place but one thing was clear: Larry Fessenden was a serious filmmaker who likes to have a lot of fun. Oscillating between acting (All the Light in the Sky, Wendy and Lucy), directing (Habit, Beneath) and producing (The Comedy, Night Moves), Fessenden emphasized that his favorite films were those that had a slow approach, films that took their time.>> - Adam Schartoff...
- 10/16/2014
- Keyframe
I've waited so long to share my top ten list that it's become a crushing psychic weight, a symbol of my failure to keep up in this strange Oscar season I've had. I realized today that if I didn't share it on this very day, it wouldn't happen at all which is unthinkable. Tradition. Tradition...... Tradition ♫
We're all eager to move on to 2014 but I personally can't make the calendar leap without the Film Bitch Awards (and the Oscars, duh). They're my own internal clock and how I clock the film years. If I could rewind said clock I'd watch all the movies again. They're all dusty now, like cherished objects I shoved into closets or drawers for reasons of clutter when people were coming over. Now I can't remember where I've left them or why it was I thought they were worth hoarding in the first place.
You still with me?...
We're all eager to move on to 2014 but I personally can't make the calendar leap without the Film Bitch Awards (and the Oscars, duh). They're my own internal clock and how I clock the film years. If I could rewind said clock I'd watch all the movies again. They're all dusty now, like cherished objects I shoved into closets or drawers for reasons of clutter when people were coming over. Now I can't remember where I've left them or why it was I thought they were worth hoarding in the first place.
You still with me?...
- 3/2/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The incredibly prolific Joe Swanberg, whose most recent film "Happy Christmas" recently premiered at Sundance, will be the subject of weekend retrospective at the Museum of Moving Image in Queens, New York. The filmmaker will be present at all of the screenings. The series, titled "A Swanberg Sampler," will feature six of his films: "Hannah Takes the Stairs" (2007), "Nights and Weekends" (2008), "Silver Bullets" (2011), "Art History" (2011), "Uncle Kent (2011), and "All the Light in the Sky" (2013). Read More: Joe Swanberg's New Star-Studded Project Proves No Microbudget Filmmaker Wants to Stay That Way Forever "Swanberg’s film capture the messy, often awkward emotional truths of real life," said Chief Curator David Schwartz, who organized the retrospective. "Much like another great behavioralist director, Howard Hawks, Swanberg’s films are acutely observed, sharply perceptive, and deeply entertaining. While his films may at first seem naturalistic, they also have a...
- 2/13/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
It's time to get back to our Film Bitch Awards. I've 18 days to finish everything. Give me strength!
I was rooting for Brie Larson all season, but Oscar had bigger stars in mind
When it comes to Oscar's Best Actress field this year I'd rank the performances in this order without hesitation: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) > Adams (Hustle) ≥ Streep (August) > Dench (Philomena) > Bullock (Gravity). But as usual my own lineup differs quite a lot. I looked beyond the twelve titles that voters were considering nominating for Best Picture and then conveniently dropping onto their ballots in each and every other category. I also had to consider shoeless Emma (Mr Banks) who obviously just-missed Oscar's cut-off since they were all about their ol' standbys this year (this year's amalgam of all five contenders has been nominated 7.6 times which is probably a statistical "most" record in any acting category). So in addition...
I was rooting for Brie Larson all season, but Oscar had bigger stars in mind
When it comes to Oscar's Best Actress field this year I'd rank the performances in this order without hesitation: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) > Adams (Hustle) ≥ Streep (August) > Dench (Philomena) > Bullock (Gravity). But as usual my own lineup differs quite a lot. I looked beyond the twelve titles that voters were considering nominating for Best Picture and then conveniently dropping onto their ballots in each and every other category. I also had to consider shoeless Emma (Mr Banks) who obviously just-missed Oscar's cut-off since they were all about their ol' standbys this year (this year's amalgam of all five contenders has been nominated 7.6 times which is probably a statistical "most" record in any acting category). So in addition...
- 2/12/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Anyone who had only seen prolific director Joe Swanberg’s two films of last year — the Olivia Wilde-starring Drinking Buddies and the Jane Adams-topped All the Light in the Sky — might conclude he is a sensitive and PC-friendly chronicler of low-key social interactions. On the other hand, anyone who had only seen the filmmaker’s new movie 24 Exposures could come away with the impression that he is an auteur of a rather different, and kinkier, stripe.
The movie stars You’re Next director Adam Wingard as a libidinous fetish photographer who specializes in talking shots of women pretending...
The movie stars You’re Next director Adam Wingard as a libidinous fetish photographer who specializes in talking shots of women pretending...
- 1/21/2014
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
In the lead-up to the unveiling of our definitive Top 50 Movies of 2013 list, we’ve asked some friends of Paste to tell us their favorites of the year. Tune in for a different list each day. Today’s contributor is actor Sophia Takal, who has appeared in, among others, Gabi on the Roof in July (pictured), Green (which she also directed), V/H/S, and this year’s Hellaware and All the Light in the Sky. ...
- 12/27/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Some filmmakers invest in each new movie with a robustness comparable to a band making a full-fledged musical album, but Joe Swanberg's lean, scrappy approach to each project — even as this year's "Drinking Buddies" indicated a developing interest in bigger productions — often results in works resembling individual tracks. "All the Light in the Sky" is a B-side in the prolific young director's career, astute in various ways without aspiring to much beyond a sincere desire to represent the emotions of its conflicted protagonist. A minor effort in a filmography largely composed of them, "All the Light in the Sky" is nonetheless satisfying on the terms it establishes early on. Anyone following Swanberg's output may find echoes of "Uncle Kent" in the thematic focus of "All the Light in the Sky," which stars Jane Adams in the quasi-autobiographical role of aging Malibu-based actress Marie, a woman coping with changes in both her spirit and physicality.
- 12/20/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Joe Swanberg had quite a year. In the same summer, he appeared in the horror hit “You’re Next” and saw his most high-profile success in the excellent “Drinking Buddies” with Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, and Anna Kendrick. The year ended with the announcement that his next feature, “Happy Christmas,” starring Kendrick & Lena Dunham, will play in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
And that’s not even the whole Swanberg story. There’s a whole separate film opening in some markets and premiering on VOD this weekend, written, directed, edited, and shot by Swanberg, called “All the Light in the Sky,” and it’s a surprisingly amiable, enjoyable piece of work. It features minimal dramatic thrust, even for Swanberg, but the cast works and Swanberg finds a gentle, interesting tone in the way he sketches a woman over a seemingly average few days of her life but who may...
And that’s not even the whole Swanberg story. There’s a whole separate film opening in some markets and premiering on VOD this weekend, written, directed, edited, and shot by Swanberg, called “All the Light in the Sky,” and it’s a surprisingly amiable, enjoyable piece of work. It features minimal dramatic thrust, even for Swanberg, but the cast works and Swanberg finds a gentle, interesting tone in the way he sketches a woman over a seemingly average few days of her life but who may...
- 12/18/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Yesterday, we posted an interview with Hung actress Jane Adams in which she discussed her new comedy-drama All the Light in the Sky and the impersonation of Jack Nicholson which costar Larry Fessenden delivers at one point in the movie. Well, now you can check out that impersonation yourself in an exclusive clip from the movie, the latest film from prolific indie director Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies).
All the Light in the Sky — whose cast also includes Sophia Takal, Kent Osborne, Lindsay Burdge, and Fessenden’s fellow horror director Ti West – is released released theatrically in select cities this coming...
All the Light in the Sky — whose cast also includes Sophia Takal, Kent Osborne, Lindsay Burdge, and Fessenden’s fellow horror director Ti West – is released released theatrically in select cities this coming...
- 12/17/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Nothing really happens in Joe Swanberg's All the Light in the Sky, a return to mumblecore form for the prolific director. After reaching an artistic and commercial peak in this summer's Drinking Buddies, Swanberg co-wrote with star Jane Adams this tediously naturalistic and fairly pointless no-budget indie about the compromises of middle-aged femininity. Adams plays a fictionalized version of herself named Marie, an actress in her 40s whose stature as a critical darling doesn't help her actually land gigs. All the Light feels like dropping in for a few days at Marie's cramped beach apartment — in fact, that's the structure, which finds Marie visited by her 25-year-old niece, Faye (Sophia Takal), also an actress. (Thankfully, they never talk "...
- 12/17/2013
- Village Voice
Is the new independent comedy-drama All the Light in the Sky about a Malibu-dwelling, 45-year-old actress called Marie and her dealings with the film industry? Or is it about why we need to accept, and engage with, change — be it personal or global? Actually, this latest film from prolific writer-director Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies) is technically both. However, star Jane Adams, who cowrote All the Light in the Sky with Swanberg, insists the movie is much more a philosophical rumination rather than a Tinseltown dissection.
“It’s got nothing to do with a Hollywood actress,” says Adams, whose credits include the Todd Solondz-directed Happiness,...
“It’s got nothing to do with a Hollywood actress,” says Adams, whose credits include the Todd Solondz-directed Happiness,...
- 12/16/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
To help you figure out what to watch on VOD this month, we've compiled a list of the 10 best indies new to VOD this month. Click on film title to learn more. "All the Light in the Sky" (December 3) Joe Swanberg who recently directed the critically acclaimed "Drinking Buddies," is back with a subdued melancholic work about an aging actress. Jane Adams stars and is a credited writer of this semi-autobiographical piece about an actresses' diminishing opportunities that come with age. Her humble existence is interrupted by her young, aspiring-actress niece who arrives for a weekend stay and forces her to confront her fears and burgeoning relationships. Where to Watch: iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, Playstation, Xbox, Vudu, Time Warner "The Banshee Chapter" (December 12) Writer-director Blair Erikson's "The Banshee Chapter" traces the harrowing repercussions of failed government sponsored mind-altering experiments on journalist Anne Roland's (Katie Winter) search for her...
- 12/3/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 2-8 All the Light in the Sky Jane Adams is an actress living in a house precariously perched above the beach in Malibu. Her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. That’s when her young, aspiring-actress niece arrives for a weekend stay — a weekend filled with confronting fears, burgeoning relationships, and navigating life in the early 21st century. Jane Adams, Sophia Takal, Kent Osborne (Nr, 1:19) 12/3 Same day as theatrical release. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones The popular young-adult book series comes to life as teenager Clary Fray (Lily Collins) … Continue reading →
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- 12/2/2013
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
It is tempting to say writer-director-actor Joe Swanberg has had a busy 2013 given he released his most high-profile film to date in the form of Drinking Buddies and superlatively portrayed a tool of an older brother in the sadly underseen horror film You’re Next. However, every year is a busy one for Swanberg, who has directed well over a dozen movies over the past decade and acted in many more.
“But what’s he done for us recently?” you cry. Good question. The answer is All the Light in the Sky, his latest comedy-drama which stars Jane Adams (Hung,...
“But what’s he done for us recently?” you cry. Good question. The answer is All the Light in the Sky, his latest comedy-drama which stars Jane Adams (Hung,...
- 11/21/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
You would think having worked with Michel Gondry, Todd Solondz, Jonathan Levine, Todd Field, Curtis Hanson, Robert Altman, Alan Rudolph, Paul Schrader and more, there might be a little more love out there for Jane Adams. And yet, the actress always seems severely underrated (she was pretty fantastic on the short-lived, equally underrated HBO series "Hung") and it looks like she's drawn on her Hollywood status (or lack of it) for "All The Light In The Sky," the latest effort from workaholic director Joe Swanberg. Adams co-wrote the screenplay in which she plays an actress, living in Malibu, dealing with her increasing age and the lack of acting opportunities that come with it (sound familiar?). And when her niece drops by for a visit (played by Sophia Takal), insecurities, fears and much more rise to the surface. And the new trailer below promises an intimate and affably loose film, which looks pretty charming all around,...
- 11/21/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Following the release of Drinking Buddies with Jake Johnson, Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick and Ron Livingston director Joe Swanberg has another film arriving this year. All the Light in the Sky played at AFI Fest in 2012 and follows Jane Adams (who also co-wrote the film) as an actress living in Malibu who faces harsh realities of the industry as her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. And things only get more complicated when her young niece (Sophia Takal) comes for a weekend stay, and has her confronting all sorts of fears an insecurities.Nowe have the first trailer for the indie film below. Watch! Here's the first trailer for Joe Swanberg's All the Light in the Sky originally from Vimeo: Joe Swanberg (V/H/S) directs All the Light in the Sky, which he co-wrote with Jane Adams ("Hung"), who plays a woman living in a...
- 11/21/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Director Joe Swanberg graduated from the school of mumblecore to good ol’ indie filmmaker this year thanks to the very excellent “Drinking Buddies” (a movie we called one of the best movies of the year so far this past summer). What the hell does that mean? Well, it sort of means that Swanberg was just firing off film after film in his “mumble” days with varying degrees of quality, but perhaps working with accomplished actors instead of non-actors/newbs—Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston—“Drinking Buddies” proved that his same approach and style (improvy, run and gun) can be better served with exceptional thesps behind the wheel. Where will he go next? Well, those hoping Swanberg will take his time are going to be disappointed. His next film is already done and it’ll be his second release of 2013 (releasing two films in one year is not...
- 11/13/2013
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Factory 25 has acquired Us rights to director Joe Swanberg’s All the Light in the Sky.
Swanberg’s follow-up to Drinking Buddies will roll out digitally on December 3 followed by theatrical release on December 20.
Jane Adams plays an actress undergoing a midlife crisis when her neice comes to stay. Sophia Takal also stars and Adams co-wrote the screenplay with Swanberg.
Swanberg’s follow-up to Drinking Buddies will roll out digitally on December 3 followed by theatrical release on December 20.
Jane Adams plays an actress undergoing a midlife crisis when her neice comes to stay. Sophia Takal also stars and Adams co-wrote the screenplay with Swanberg.
- 11/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Festival closed with a screening of How I Live Now attended by director Kevin MacDonald.
Andrew Mudge’s African set drama The Forgotten Kingdom took the Golden Punt Best Fiction Audience Award at the Cambridge Film Festival, which closed last night (September 29).
Clemente Bicocchi’s Black Africa, Whilte Marble picked up the Audience Award for Best Documentary, whilst Erik Schmitt & Stephan Müller’s Rhino Full Throttle was named Best Short Film by audiences.
The 33rd Cambridge Film Festival came to a close last night with a special preview screening of Kevin MacDonald’s How I Live Now, attended by the Oscar-winning director.
All 55 of the films receiving their UK premiere at the festival were eligible for the awards, which were voted for by the festival audiences.
The Young Critics Award winner was named as Abi Loosemore. The award was chosen from a panel of 18 critics aged 16-19, who each submitted a minimum of 3 reviews of 250 words...
Andrew Mudge’s African set drama The Forgotten Kingdom took the Golden Punt Best Fiction Audience Award at the Cambridge Film Festival, which closed last night (September 29).
Clemente Bicocchi’s Black Africa, Whilte Marble picked up the Audience Award for Best Documentary, whilst Erik Schmitt & Stephan Müller’s Rhino Full Throttle was named Best Short Film by audiences.
The 33rd Cambridge Film Festival came to a close last night with a special preview screening of Kevin MacDonald’s How I Live Now, attended by the Oscar-winning director.
All 55 of the films receiving their UK premiere at the festival were eligible for the awards, which were voted for by the festival audiences.
The Young Critics Award winner was named as Abi Loosemore. The award was chosen from a panel of 18 critics aged 16-19, who each submitted a minimum of 3 reviews of 250 words...
- 9/30/2013
- ScreenDaily
Two attractive couples, their difficulties in life, work, and romance, a sly glance toward the other person's partner as a possible solution... It may seem like the rote set-up for your standard romantic comedy but filmmaker Joe Swanberg (“Hannah Takes The Stairs,” “All The Light In The Sky”) knows this. His latest film, "Drinking Buddies," succeeds not by the prolific indie director's shift up in budget and crowd appeal but by just how adeptly he tweaks that framework for a surprisingly observant and honest result — in our SXSW review, we called it “a film that feels loose without ever being ponderous or phony.” Alongside fellow cast members Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston, "New Girl" star Jake Johnson adds tremendously to that tone; he supplies his proven comedic chops to the role of Luke, a Chicago brewer toeing the line of friendship and something more with co-worker Kate (Wilde...
- 8/27/2013
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Director Adam Wingard has received rave reviews for his R-rated, home invasion horror-comedy You’re Next, which screened at several film festivals over the past couple of years and will be released August 23. But his often gore-drenched creative sensibility — and twisted sense of humor — is not everyone’s cup of Darjeeling. In the spring of 2007, for instance, the then just the 24-year-old Wingard appeared on the premiere episode of Fox TV’s On The Lot, a much-hyped but now little-remembered, Steven Spielberg-produced filmmakers’ competition with the first prize of a million-dollar development deal at Dreamworks. As Wingard recalls, he...
- 8/17/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
We wouldn’t want to say exactly how many movies prolific indie filmmaker Joe Swanberg has directed because he might have finished another one in the time it’s taken to write this sentence. But we can say that his new film, the brewery-oriented comedy Drinking Buddies is his most high-profile to date thanks to a cast which boasts Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Jason Sudeikis, and Swanberg’s fellow auteur, Ti West. Drinking Buddies arrives in theatres August 23 — the same day cinemagoers will be able to see both Swanberg and West in the horror-comedy You’re...
- 8/15/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
A Teacher by Hannah Fidell is being released theatrically by Oscilloscope after its Sundance Institute's Next Weekend replay in Los Angeles and other cities in August. We on the jury of U.S. In Progress at the Champs Elysees Film Festival 2012 awarded it the top prize which enabled its post-production to be funded and which enabled it to be seen by Europa Distribution's indie distributors from all over Europe. We are very proud of this film and the coverage it is garnering is gratifying. Congratulations Hannah!!
Go Back To School With "A Teacher"!
Trailer Now Available
Just as students head back to school this fall, Hannah Fidell’s controversial and salacious film "A Teacher" opens theatrically and on video-on-demand September 6th
"Hard to look away from this head-on exploration of a woman escaping the demands of adult life by surrendering to inappropriate passion."
- David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
"A taut, closely-observed psychological tale."
- Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, A Teacher explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher, Diana (Lindsay Burdge), after she begins an affair with one of her teenage students, Eric (Will Brittain). What starts as a seemingly innocent fling becomes increasingly complex as the beautiful and confident Diana gets fully consumed by her emotions, crossing boundaries and acting out in progressively startling ways. Lindsay Burdge delivers a deeply compelling and seamlessly naturalistic performance that brings us into the mind of an adult driven to taboo against her better judgment.
A Teacher made its world premiere at The Sundance Film Festival in 2013 and will be released theatrically and on-demand this September by Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Meet The Teacher:
Lindsay Burdge / Diana Watts
Lindsay Burdge is one of the hottest young actresses in indie cinema today. For A Teacher, Lindsay has received much critical praise and was highlighted by Variety, IndieWire, Verge among other publications as one of the actresses to watch at Sundance 2013. The role of Diana in A Teacher was written and developed specifically for Lindsay by Hannah Fidell.
Lindsay has also appeared in Joe Swanberg's All The Light In The Sky, opposite Ti West, which played at AFI Fest last year. She also appeared in Ben Dickinson's First Winter, which played at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Lindsay also worked on the other side of the camera as both a producer and casting director on Adam Leons’ Gimme The Loot.
Lindsay’s upcoming projects include Up The River (director: Ben Greenblatt), Some Beast (director: Cameron Bruce Nelson), Anguish (director: Sonny Mallhi), Invitation (director: Karyn Kusama)
Meet The Student:
Will Brittain / Eric Tull
A Teacher marks the on-screen debut of Will Brittain, a fresh-faced young actor from Austin, Texas.
Prior to his role in the film, Will appeared on stage in several prominent theatrical productions in Austin including: “Colossal”, “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”, and “D’Angelico”.
Will was featured as a Sundance Breakout Star by Indiewire and named one of their Ten Actors to Watch at SXSW.
Meet The Woman Behind The Film:
Hannah Fidell / Director, Writer, Producer
Hannah Fidell is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Her first feature film, A Teacher, debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and recently played in the Festival Favorites section of SXSW where Fidell was awarded the Chicken & Egg Emerging Narrative Female Director award. She was also included in Filmmaker Magazine’s annual “25 New Faces of Independent Film” list in 2012. Hannah had two short films, “The Gathering Squall” and “Man & Gun” play at SXSW in 2012. She is currently in pre-production on her next film.
Go Back To School With "A Teacher"!
Trailer Now Available
Just as students head back to school this fall, Hannah Fidell’s controversial and salacious film "A Teacher" opens theatrically and on video-on-demand September 6th
"Hard to look away from this head-on exploration of a woman escaping the demands of adult life by surrendering to inappropriate passion."
- David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
"A taut, closely-observed psychological tale."
- Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, A Teacher explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher, Diana (Lindsay Burdge), after she begins an affair with one of her teenage students, Eric (Will Brittain). What starts as a seemingly innocent fling becomes increasingly complex as the beautiful and confident Diana gets fully consumed by her emotions, crossing boundaries and acting out in progressively startling ways. Lindsay Burdge delivers a deeply compelling and seamlessly naturalistic performance that brings us into the mind of an adult driven to taboo against her better judgment.
A Teacher made its world premiere at The Sundance Film Festival in 2013 and will be released theatrically and on-demand this September by Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Meet The Teacher:
Lindsay Burdge / Diana Watts
Lindsay Burdge is one of the hottest young actresses in indie cinema today. For A Teacher, Lindsay has received much critical praise and was highlighted by Variety, IndieWire, Verge among other publications as one of the actresses to watch at Sundance 2013. The role of Diana in A Teacher was written and developed specifically for Lindsay by Hannah Fidell.
Lindsay has also appeared in Joe Swanberg's All The Light In The Sky, opposite Ti West, which played at AFI Fest last year. She also appeared in Ben Dickinson's First Winter, which played at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Lindsay also worked on the other side of the camera as both a producer and casting director on Adam Leons’ Gimme The Loot.
Lindsay’s upcoming projects include Up The River (director: Ben Greenblatt), Some Beast (director: Cameron Bruce Nelson), Anguish (director: Sonny Mallhi), Invitation (director: Karyn Kusama)
Meet The Student:
Will Brittain / Eric Tull
A Teacher marks the on-screen debut of Will Brittain, a fresh-faced young actor from Austin, Texas.
Prior to his role in the film, Will appeared on stage in several prominent theatrical productions in Austin including: “Colossal”, “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”, and “D’Angelico”.
Will was featured as a Sundance Breakout Star by Indiewire and named one of their Ten Actors to Watch at SXSW.
Meet The Woman Behind The Film:
Hannah Fidell / Director, Writer, Producer
Hannah Fidell is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Her first feature film, A Teacher, debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and recently played in the Festival Favorites section of SXSW where Fidell was awarded the Chicken & Egg Emerging Narrative Female Director award. She was also included in Filmmaker Magazine’s annual “25 New Faces of Independent Film” list in 2012. Hannah had two short films, “The Gathering Squall” and “Man & Gun” play at SXSW in 2012. She is currently in pre-production on her next film.
- 8/1/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Joe Swanberg is having a moment. The prolific indie director hit SXSW this spring with his first Hollywood picture (sort of), “Drinking Buddies,” featuring a cast that includes Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson. But of course, Swanberg has never been a one-movie-at-a-time kind of a guy, so surprise, he’s also got romantic comedy finished as well. Swanberg, via Indiewire, has revealed that in addition to the forthcoming “All the Light in the Sky” and the features he’s currently editing, he also has a Christmas film in the can, titled (naturally) "Happy Christmas." Said to center “on a family,” the film reunites Swanberg with Kendrick alongside Lena Dunham, Melanie Lynskey and Mark Webber. If that wasn’t enough, Swanberg has finally heard the siren call of celluloid and teamed up with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Dp Ben Richardson to shoot the film on Super 16mm. After so much success shooting digitally,...
- 5/31/2013
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Lena Dunham, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey and Mark Webber star in "Drinking Buddies" director Joe Swanberg's tentatively titled "Happy Christmas".
Swanberg reportedly shot the film on the sly this past December, and the story focuses on a family and is set during the holidays.
Swanberg reportedly shot the film on Super 16mm film with the help of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" cinematographer Ben Richardson.
Swanberg's "All the Light in the Sky" is scheduled for release this Fall.
Source: Indiewire...
Swanberg reportedly shot the film on the sly this past December, and the story focuses on a family and is set during the holidays.
Swanberg reportedly shot the film on Super 16mm film with the help of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" cinematographer Ben Richardson.
Swanberg's "All the Light in the Sky" is scheduled for release this Fall.
Source: Indiewire...
- 5/30/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Joe Swanberg has undoubtedly entered into a new stage of his career, but that hasn't slowed down his output. "Drinking Buddies," his romantic comedy starring Olivia Wilde and Anna Kendrick, was well-received at SXSW and received a distribution deal with Magnolia Pictures. While "Drinking Buddies" comes out this summer, it's far from the last Swanberg movie that will screen in 2013: His Jane Adams-starring drama "All the Light in the Sky" comes out this fall, and he's currently editing two features, including the previously reported low budget production "24 Exposures." Additionally, Indiewire has exclusively learned that Swanberg shot another movie last December that, like "Drinking Buddies," unites several familiar faces for an intimate story. Tentatively called "Happy Christmas," the Chicago-set production reunites the filmmaker with Kendrick as well as "Girls" creator Lena Dunham, Melanie Lynskey and Mark Webber. Though these actors have some mainstream clout, they've all...
- 5/30/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The press and industry screening for the Sundance title A Teacher doesn’t start until later today, but already some stuff is happening with the picture. ICM Partners is handling the film, and the agency has just signed its director, Hannah Fidell and its star, Lindsay Burdge. The pic tells the story of Diana (Burdge), a young attractive teacher at a suburban Texas high school, who is well-liked by her students and colleagues. Her life seems to be following the status quo, but in reality she’s having a secret affair with her student Eric. She confides in no one but him, reveling in the teenage terrain of sexting and backseat quickies. Even when the risk of discovery looms over their relationship, her investment in the fantasy remains stronger than reality. Unable to control herself, she heads down a reckless path of self-destruction. A Teacher is playing in the Next Section.
- 1/18/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
AFI Fest 2012 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, today announced the events and screenings in its Presentations and Conversations programs, an additional screening and some of the guests who are expected to attend this year.s festival. AFI Fest, which annually presents the best of world cinema in the movie capital of the world, will take place November 1 through 8 at the historic Grauman.s Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Stay with us here at Wamg as we bring you the latest from the AFI Fest screenings, panels and after-parties right here in Hollywood!
Presentations:
This variety of special screening events offers audiences a unique festival experience.
Sunset Boulevard: Dir Billy Wilder
With restoration services by Technicolor, be among the first to experience one of Hollywood.s most beloved films as it was originally intended. A fitting release...
Stay with us here at Wamg as we bring you the latest from the AFI Fest screenings, panels and after-parties right here in Hollywood!
Presentations:
This variety of special screening events offers audiences a unique festival experience.
Sunset Boulevard: Dir Billy Wilder
With restoration services by Technicolor, be among the first to experience one of Hollywood.s most beloved films as it was originally intended. A fitting release...
- 10/31/2012
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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