With “The Persian Model,” Maryam Keshavarz turned the primary director to have two movies win the Sundance Viewers Award within the Dramatic Competitors class. The dramedy about Iranian immigrants additionally landed her The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (U.S. Dramatic Competitors) out of Park Metropolis this yr. In a “aggressive state of affairs,” Sony Footage Classics has scored North American rights to the buzzy title. A press launch confirmed the information.
“Coming from two international locations at odds with one another, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to search out stability and embrace her opposing cultures, whereas boldly difficult the labels society is so fast to venture upon her. When her household reunites in New York Metropolis for her father’s coronary heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arm’s size in an effort to maintain her ‘actual’ life separate from her household life. Nevertheless, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mom, Shireen (Niousha Noor),” the movie’s synopsis particulars.
“The Persian Model” is billed as “an sincere portrayal of a girl who stays unapologetically herself, blended seamlessly right into a heartfelt story about household, belonging, and the simple affect of pop music.”
Keshavarz commented, “After two plus years of watching all the pieces at dwelling and in our PJs, I’m excited to convey ‘The Persian Model’ to theaters the place we will expertise the enjoyment and humor of this massive rowdy immigrant American household collectively in a communal setting. Having grown up watching and loving SPC movies, I’m stoked to companion with them to achieve the widest doable viewers for this loopy movie.”
In 2011 Keshavarz received Sundance’s Viewers Award within the Dramatic Competitors class for “Circumstance,” a coming-of-age story about Iranian siblings.
A lady-directed title snagged the largest deal at Sundance this yr: Chloe Domont’s “Truthful Play” offered to Netflix for $20 million. The psychological thriller facilities on a pair working in finance.
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