EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Herwitz’s Film Sales Company has come on to represent worldwide sales on two documentaries and two narrative features that are
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Herwitz’s Film Sales Company has come on to represent worldwide sales on two documentaries and two narrative features that are about to receive their world premieres at Tribeca Festival (June 4-15).
Jeffrey McHale’s documentary It’s Dorothy! explores the cultural relevance of Dorothy Gale, the heroine of L. Frank Baum’s 125-year-old classic The Wizard Of Oz. The Spotlight Documentary entry uses archival footage and interviews with the women who portrayed Dorothy from Judy Garland to Diana Ross to examine the character’s enduring appeal.
She Runs The World focuses on the story of American athlete Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field Olympian of all time, who took a public stand when sponsor Nike offered reduced terms and maternity protections after she announced she was pregnant. Veteran documentarians Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill co-direct the Spotlight Documentary selection.
On A String will screen in US Narrative Competition and marks the feature directorial debut of stand-up comedian Isabel Hagen, who also stars in the coming-of-age story as a Juilliard-trained violist living with her parents in New York City.
Christian Nilsson’s thriller Westhampton marks his follow-up to Dashcam and follows an aspiring filmmaker who confronts his traumatic past. Finn Wittrock stars in the Spotlight Narrative entry.
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