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EXCLUSIVE: Obscured Releasing has taken North American nan psychological scary comedy, Ugly Cry, which made its world premiere astatine SXSW.
The woody was negotiated by Justin Timms and Joe Yanick of Yellow Veil Pictures and Bill Guentzler and RJ Millard connected behalf of Obscured Releasing.
The characteristic directorial debut of character Emily Robinson (Eighth Grade) follows a young Hollywood actress’s acheronian descent into assemblage dysmorphia arsenic she struggles to fulfill intolerable beauty standards. Robinson besides constitute nan pic and stars arsenic nan pic’s protagonist, Delaney. A theatrical merchandise this autumn is successful nan useful anterior to integer platforms later this year.
The movie besides stars Ryan Simpkins, Aaron Dominguez and Robin Tunney and was produced by Sophia Sabella, Pablo Feldman, and Jolene Mendes of More Avenue and Rhianon Jones and Tristan Scott-Behrends of Neon Heart Productions. Executive producers see Debbie von Ahrens, Jim Robinson, Kyle Campbell, Troy Press, Bella Appel, Darci Price, Galileo Mondol, Todd Remis, and David Wetzel.
Following SXSW, Ugly Cry went connected to play astatine Overlook Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, and made its world premiere successful title astatine Filmfest München.
“Ugly Cry contemplates nan scary of having a assemblage successful nan property of nan internet. What’s scarier, cringier, and funnier than modern society?” said Robinson. “Our collaboration pinch Obscured began astatine SXSW, which made it clear nary 1 understands our genre-bendy characteristic amended than they do. We’re thrilled to beryllium partnering pinch them for our North American release.”
“Emily Robinson’s characteristic debut represents nan find of a existent talent successful filmmaking,” said Guentzler and Millard. “Her penning is truthful acute, her capacity arsenic Delaney finds each nan nuances wrong nan character, and her masterful guidance of an unthinkable formed reminds america of nan early thrillers of Hitchcock pinch an acerbic modern lens.”
