Fátima Ptacek is rising up. Finest identified for voicing “Dora the Explorer,” the actress toplines “Coast,” a coming-of-age drama that Cinedigm simply landed North American rights to. The pic is making its world premiere on the Berlin Worldwide Movie Pageant, slated to run from February 10-20.
In line with Deadline, Cinedigm plans to launch the pic, which is directed by Jessica Hester and Derek Schweickart, day-and-date in theaters and on VOD on April 8.
Written by Cindy Kitagawa and based mostly on her childhood experiences, “Coast” is ready in a farming neighborhood in California and follows “16-year-old Abby (Ptacek), who’s determined to flee the trimmings of small-town life. Caught in a loop of sameness, she refuses to imagine the lives of these round her are all she has to sit up for, eager for one thing extra. Every part modifications when she falls for the lead singer of a touring rock band and should resolve whether or not to depart her household and mates behind seeking a greater life,” the supply summarizes.
Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”), Cristela Alonzo (“Cristela”), and Ciara Bravo (“Cherry”) co-star.
“’Coast’ reminds us of that thrilling time when the world is a spot of limitless chance, and we’re looking for our place inside it. Its wealthy, dimensional characters, together with these of Latinx and Asian American heritage, are delivered to life by the stellar solid,” mentioned Yolanda Macias, Cinedigm’s Chief Content material Officer. “Given its universally relatable storyline and implausible soundtrack, we’re certain audiences will gravitate towards this rockin’ movie when it releases in theaters and on digital this spring.”
The movie marks Hester and Schweickart’s function debut.
Ptacek’s different credit embody “Earlier than I Disappear” and “A Little Recreation.”
Supply: Women And Hollywood