EXCLUSIVE: IFC Midnight has picked up North American rights to TIFF horror The Other Lamb directed by Małgorzata Szumowska (Body) and starring Raffey Cassidy (Vox Lux), Michiel Huisman (Game Of Thr…
Written by Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen , the screenplay was featured on the 2017 Black List, Hit List and Blood List, and is currently among competition entries at the London Film Festival after a berth at 2019 Fantastic Fest. IFC Midnight will release in 2020.
The film tells the story of Selah , a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd . Selah begins to bond with Sarah , an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. When Selah takes part in the sacred ritual of the birthing of the lambs she has a shocking and transformative experience.The deal was negotiated by EVP of Acquisitions and Productions of IFC Films Arianna Bocco and Aijah Keith with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers. International sales are being handled by TrustNordisk.
The film was produced byDavid Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox of Rumble Films together with Aoife O’Sullivan and Tristan Orpen Lynch of Subotica , Danish producer Marie Gade Denessen of Zentropa and in co-production with Umedia . Executive producers are Julia Godzinskaya, Will Norton, and Sophie Vickers of Rooks Nest Entertainment and Jon Shiffman and Andrew Schwartzberg of Rumble Films. The film was made with the participation of Screen Ireland and is an official Irish-Belgian co-production.and subsequently the Grand Jury Prize for her film
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