Fusion Entertainment has signed on to handle Joanna Arnow, an acclaimed acclaimed author, director, actor and editor whose narrative function debut “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” impressed audiences and critics when it debuted on the Cannes Film Festival within the Directors Fortnight part. The movie was later acquired by Magnolia Pictures. It shall be launched domestically in 2024 after having its U.S. premiere this week on the New York Film Festival
This places Arnow underneath the identical administration group as “Red Rocket” and “The Florida Project” filmmaker Sean Baker, who was an government producer on the movie.
Arnow additionally joins a roster of notable multi-hyphenates together with “Pet Sematary” filmmaker Amy Seimetz, “Cha Cha Real Smooth” director, author and star Cooper Raiff, and”Saint Frances” author and star Kelly O’Sullivan. Other notable Fusion administration purchasers embrace: “Triangle of Sadness” breakout Dolly De Leon; writer-directors-producers Greg Kwedar and Clint Benley, the group behind the latest Toronto Film Festival premiere “Sing Sing,” and “Love Is Strange” author and director Ira Sachs.
“The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” garnered optimistic evaluations following its premiere at Cannes. Variety referred to as the movie “[a] hilarious and intelligent debut.”
It was written, directed, edited by and stars Arnow, whose earlier shorts embrace “Bad at Dancing,” which gained the Berlinale Silver Bear, “Laying Out” and the function doc “I hate myself :)”
Scott Cohen (“Gilmore Girls”), Babak Tafti (“Billions,” “Succession”) and Alysia Reiner (“Fig,” Orange Is the New Black”) and Michael Cyril Creighton (“Only Murders In the Building”) co-star alongside Arnow. The movie was produced by Graham Swon from Ravenser Odd and Pierce Varous from Nice Dissolve. Magnetic Labs’ Adam Mirels and Robbie Mirels additionally served as government producers.
