2 days ago
EXCLUSIVE: Darren Aronofsky has joined nan imaginative squad of Dustin Brown’s upcoming characteristic Solidarity, exploring modern migrant realities successful nan U.S done an friendly image of 2 lives connected nan margins of L.A., arsenic an executive producer.
Elpidia Carrillo (Salvador) and Mantas Valentiejus (El Freeman) prima arsenic a Mexican seamstress and a Lithuanian butcher who struggle to past arsenic immigrants successful LA’s Fashion District, pinch their parallel lives marked by loss, labor, and unexpected connection.
The characteristic movie expands Brown’s short movie of nan aforesaid sanction which screened astatine a slew of festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Santa Monica and Munich, and besides received a BAFTA Student Film nomination.
The original short was sparked by Brown’s gathering pinch Lithuanian-born Mantas successful college. Deeply inspired by Mantas’s individual story, Brown brought it to nan large surface pinch nan short.
“Solidarity is simply a timely and quality communicative that illuminates nan unexpected realities of nan migrant acquisition successful America,” said Aronofsky of nan upcoming feature.
“The movie immerses america into nan mundane lives of its protagonists, revealing a spectrum of joy, pain, and resilience successful present-day LA. We’re incredibly proud of what Dustin has done pinch this movie and look guardant to sharing it pinch nan world.”
The characteristic is owed to premiere astatine nan L.A.-based Dances With Films show successful June, and Deadline tin uncover a first clip above.
Carrillo plays a azygous mother moving a crushing schedule nether nan thumb of her leader successful LA’s garment district. When a young woman is injured successful nan factory, she makes it her ngo to prevention her from nan harsh reality of sweatshop labor.
Valentiejus plays a butcher whose only companion is his canine Jack. After a abrupt tragedy, he is forced to face nan brutality of his work. The characters look chopped but a relationship that transcends connection and civilization develops crossed nan dual narrative.
Carrillo and Valentiejus are joined successful nan formed by Michael Harney (Orange Is The New Black), Carlos Miranda (The Boroughs) and Montse Hernandez (Jane The Virgin).
A postgraduate of nan American Film Institute Directing Program, Brown’s activity is focused connected characteristic driven, socially conscious storytelling.
He has created respective viral animal authorities short films, including Casa de Carne, which received six Telly Awards including Gold for Social Responsibility.
He besides collaborated pinch nan Humane Society and Fur Free Alliance connected Hide, starring Mena Suvari pinch euphony by Billie Eilish. His stop-motion short Super Cow, featuring euphony by Moby, won Best Short Film astatine nan Santa Monica Film Festival. Most recently, his psychological thriller This Is Not An Ad, surpassed 16 cardinal views online.
“Darren’s expertise to find humanity done characters navigating struggle and sacrifice felt for illustration a earthy relationship to Solidarity,” said Brown.
“We said astir nan power of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and its portrayal of migrant labor. His engagement brings some imaginative penetration and a existent ballot of assurance successful nan film, encouraging maine to push deeper while staying existent to my imagination arsenic a filmmaker.”
The movie is produced by Brown, Kaiulani Bush, Cat Hobbs and Daniel Leighton. Mark Mannschreck serves arsenic Cinematographer, and Taylor Lipari-Hassett arsenic Composer
