An adaptation of the novel by Aislinn Hunter, Stay is a film 10 years in the making. It was a project that so entranced writer/director Wiebke von Carolsfeld that she stuck with it through the years of uncertainty common to smaller budget Canadian projects, juggling the demands that come along with managing a co-production between two countries – Ireland and Canada – and shooting in two vastly different locations.
The character-rich film follows the story of Abby (Orange is the New Black’s Taylor Schilling), a young Canadian woman living in rural Ireland with her much older lover Dermot (Aidan Quinn). After finding out she’s accidentally pregnant and wondering if she’s cut out to be a mother (and whether Dermot will accept becoming a father), Abby embarks on an emotional, self-exploratory journey home to Canada to visit her Dad (Michael Ironside).
Back in the fall at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,...
The character-rich film follows the story of Abby (Orange is the New Black’s Taylor Schilling), a young Canadian woman living in rural Ireland with her much older lover Dermot (Aidan Quinn). After finding out she’s accidentally pregnant and wondering if she’s cut out to be a mother (and whether Dermot will accept becoming a father), Abby embarks on an emotional, self-exploratory journey home to Canada to visit her Dad (Michael Ironside).
Back in the fall at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,...
- 3/17/2014
- by Kristal Cooper
- We Got This Covered
Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s “Stay,” starring Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling (“Orange is the New Black”), from Visit Films, the company announced Tuesday. “Stay,” which recently made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is based on Aislinn Hunter’s novel of the same name. Gravitas will release the movie in theaters and on VOD in the first quarter of 2014. Story charts the course of a relationship between a young woman (Schilling) and a disgraced middle-aged professor (Quinn). The couple’s relationship is upended by an unexpected pregnancy, which forces both characters to confront.
- 11/6/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Gravitas Ventures has acquired Us rights from international sales agent Visit Films to Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s recent Toronto world premiere Stay.
Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling star in the story of a relationship between a young woman and a disgraced professor.
Stay is based on Aislinn Hunter’s acclaimed novel of the same name.
Gravitas has scheduled a theatrical and VOD release for the Canada-Ireland co-production in the first quarter of 2014.
“Wiebke von Carolsfeld has captured the beauty and complexity of coastal Ireland living,” said Gravitas Ventures CEO Nolan Gallagher, who brokered the deal with Visit head Ryan Kampe.
“We look forward to sharing the intimate performances of Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling, which will no doubt resonate with theatrical and video on demand audiences in the United States.”
Visit is handling sales on Stay this week at the Afm.
Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling star in the story of a relationship between a young woman and a disgraced professor.
Stay is based on Aislinn Hunter’s acclaimed novel of the same name.
Gravitas has scheduled a theatrical and VOD release for the Canada-Ireland co-production in the first quarter of 2014.
“Wiebke von Carolsfeld has captured the beauty and complexity of coastal Ireland living,” said Gravitas Ventures CEO Nolan Gallagher, who brokered the deal with Visit head Ryan Kampe.
“We look forward to sharing the intimate performances of Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling, which will no doubt resonate with theatrical and video on demand audiences in the United States.”
Visit is handling sales on Stay this week at the Afm.
- 11/5/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Please note that this is a capsule review. Our full review is under embargo until the film’s release date, which is Tbd.
Based on the novel by Aislinn Hunter, the sweetly melancholic Stay introduces us to Dermot (Aidan Quinn) and Abbey (Taylor Schilling, from Netflix’s Orange is the New Black), a couple in the midst of a May/December romance that’s only beginning to emerge from its hazy honeymoon phase.
The two live in rural Ireland, in a tiny town that hasn’t quite accepted Abbey as a permanent fixture in Dermot’s life, making it all the more difficult for the Montreal-born drifter to settle down. When Abbey realizes she’s pregnant, it causes a rift in her relationship with Dermot who’s always made it clear he’s not interested in being a Father. She decides to return home to Canada to see her Dad,...
Based on the novel by Aislinn Hunter, the sweetly melancholic Stay introduces us to Dermot (Aidan Quinn) and Abbey (Taylor Schilling, from Netflix’s Orange is the New Black), a couple in the midst of a May/December romance that’s only beginning to emerge from its hazy honeymoon phase.
The two live in rural Ireland, in a tiny town that hasn’t quite accepted Abbey as a permanent fixture in Dermot’s life, making it all the more difficult for the Montreal-born drifter to settle down. When Abbey realizes she’s pregnant, it causes a rift in her relationship with Dermot who’s always made it clear he’s not interested in being a Father. She decides to return home to Canada to see her Dad,...
- 9/4/2013
- by Kristal Cooper
- We Got This Covered
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales company has come on board to handle international sales excluding Canada ahead of the Toronto world premiere.
Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s Canada-Ireland drama stars Taylor Schilling and Aidan Quinn and charts a relationship between a young woman and a disgraced professor.
Stay filmed in Connemara and Montreal last summer. von Carolsfeld adapted the screenplay from Aislinn Hunter’s novel of the same name.
Martin Paul-Hus, David Collins, Andrew Boutilier and Martina Niland produced and eOne holds Canadian rights.
Visit Films’ current slate includes The Wait, Flex is Kings, Upstream Color and Exhibition.
Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s Canada-Ireland drama stars Taylor Schilling and Aidan Quinn and charts a relationship between a young woman and a disgraced professor.
Stay filmed in Connemara and Montreal last summer. von Carolsfeld adapted the screenplay from Aislinn Hunter’s novel of the same name.
Martin Paul-Hus, David Collins, Andrew Boutilier and Martina Niland produced and eOne holds Canadian rights.
Visit Films’ current slate includes The Wait, Flex is Kings, Upstream Color and Exhibition.
- 9/3/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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