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EXCLUSIVE: Utopia’s Circle Collective has acquired North American authorities to filmmaker Lilian T. Mehrel’s Honeyjoon.
Pic stars Ayden Mayeri (Jackpot!), Amira Casar (Call Me By Your Name), and José Condessa (Turn of nan Tide).
The movie, which made its world premiere astatine past year’s Tribeca Film Festival will unfastened pinch week-long theatrical runs successful New York opening June 10 astatine IFC Center, Los Angeles connected June 12 astatine nan Laemmle Royal, June 19 astatine nan Laemmle Town Center, June 26 astatine nan Laemmle Glendale, and successful Chicago June 19 astatine nan Gene Siskel Film Center, pinch further markets nationwide to follow.
Set against nan lush backdrop of nan Azores, the acheronian drama follows June (Mayeri) and her Persian-British mother Lela (Casar) arsenic they recreation to a romanticist land for a condolences anniversary, 1 twelvemonth aft nan nonaccomplishment of June’s father, arriving pinch very different ideas of really to cope. Surrounded by honeymooners, June tries (and flirts) to reclaim her joie de vivre, while Lela is heavy successful nan dark. When a basking philosophical surfer (Condessa) takes them connected a tour, a wildly funny, sensual, affectional travel unfolds — towards connection, catharsis, and coming backmost to life.
Honeyjoon also won nan biggest movie accumulation prize successful nan world, nan Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories Award for $1M.
Mehrel said: “I emotion riding that good statement of acheronian joke and emotion, nan afloat spectrum of feelings. I deliberation it makes you consciousness alive. That’s why I made Honeyjoon. To consciousness live together. To stock nan wrong joke of being human. To animate you to flirt. Or telephone your mom. Or both. I can’t wait.”
“With Honeyjoon, Lilian transforms grief, desire, and quality relationship into thing electrical and unique. Experiencing it pinch an assemblage for nan first clip was unforgettable: laughter, tears, gasps, and cheers moving successful waves done nan packed theater. We’re proud to bring Lilian’s singular sound to audiences everywhere. This 1 will enactment pinch you,” said Utopia’s Teddy Duvall.
In summation to directing, Mehrel wrote and produced nan movie with Andreia Nunes, with Wonder Maria Filmes and Bärli Films. Executive producers include Rostam Zafari, Sepanta Mohseni, and Azadeh Vatanpour, pinch cinematography by Inés Gowland. The movie is supported by Tribeca Studios, AT&T Untold Stories, SFFILM Rainin, and nan Portugal Film Commission.
