LevelFilm has acquired a brace of festival favorite films from Metrograph Pictures for Canadian distribution.
India Donaldson’s feature directorial debut “Good One” world premiered at Sundance and screened at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. In the coming-of-age drama, 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris (James Le Gros) and his oldest friend, Matt (Danny McCarthy). As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, airing long-held grievances, Sam attempts to mediate their disputes. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s trust is betrayed, tensions reach a fever pitch.
“Meanwhile on Earth” is the live-action debut of Jérémy Clapin who was nominated for an Academy Award for his adult animated film “I Lost My Body.” The film, which premiered at the Berlinale earlier this year, stars Meghan Northam (“The Passengers of the Night”) in her debut feature starring role.
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The story follows Elsa (Northam), who, along with her family, is struggling following the disappearance of her brother Franck, an astronaut who vanished during his first mission. While stargazing one night, Elsa is shocked to receive contact from Franck, but her joy is short-lived when she learns of the dark and troubling forces behind Franck’s reappearance, forcing her to confront the lengths she will go for the brother she once feared was gone forever.
“Good One” and “Meanwhile on Earth” were the first acquisitions for the new expansion of Metrograph Pictures headed up by former A24 executive David Laub. Both features are slated for theatrical release in 2024.
The deal was negotiated by Lainie Elton, VP of sales and acquisitions of LevelFilm and Olivier Gauthier-Mercier, VP of distribution of LevelFilm. The films were sold at the recently concluded Cannes Film Market.
We’re so thrilled to be working with Metrograph on both of these gems,” said Elton. “They represent everything we love about indie filmmaking and we’re excited to bring them to Canadian audiences.”
“Partnering with David’s team at Metrograph on these very special films was a no-brainer for us,” added Gauthier-Mercier. “Both ‘Pendant ce temps sur Terre’ (‘Meanwhile on Earth’) and ‘Good One’ are unflinching, bold and measured in their storytelling and filmmaking.”
