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EXCLUSIVE: Grasshopper Film has taken nan North American distribution authorities to Kogonada‘s caller movie zi which world premiered earlier this twelvemonth astatine Sundance. A autumn theatrical merchandise is successful nan works.
The sci-fi and supernatural pic stars Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson, and Jin Ha. Set successful Hong Kong, a young female haunted by visions of her early aforesaid meets a alien who changes nan people of her nighttime — and perchance her life.
The acquisition was negotiated betwixt Grasshopper Film laminitis and president Ryan Krivoshey and filmmaker Kogonada.
BAFTA nominee Kogonada said, “Grasshopper Film distributing zi is simply a afloat circle infinitesimal for me. Not agelong aft Grasshopper was launched successful 2015, I reached retired to Ryan, who I didn’t know, to definitive my gratitude for their existence. They came retired of nan gross pinch films from Hong Sang-soo, Bi Gan, Asghar Farhadi, films that were often unavailable successful nan U.S. because they didn’t fresh into easy categories. Yet these were nan benignant of films that mattered profoundly to me. So I wanted to fto him cognize really grateful I was. This was earlier I ever made a characteristic film. And now present we are. I couldn’t beryllium much delighted and honored.”
Krivoshey added: “At Grasshopper, we person ever strived to champion filmmakers whose activity challenges shape and convention, that reimagines nan possibilities of what moving images tin do. Kogonada’s support successful our earliest days was profoundly inspiring, which makes nan opportunity to collaborate connected nan merchandise of zi particularly meaningful. Zi is astatine erstwhile friendly and mysterious, embodying nan curiosity, generosity, and singular imagination that person travel to specify Kogonada’s work. We are thrilled to partner pinch him and nan full filmmaking squad to bring this singular movie to audiences crossed North America.”
zi was produced by Chung An, Christopher Radcliff, Benjamin Loeb, Kogonada, Richardson, Mao, and Ha. It was written and directed by Kogonada.
