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Sundance Audience Award Winner ‘East of Wall’ Sells to Sony Pictures Classics (EXCLUSIVE)
'East of Wall,' a drama set on a Badlands ranch, has sold to Sony Pictures Classics following its Sundance debut.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “ East of Wall,” a critically acclaimed look at a marginalized, neglected corner of the American West that marks the feature debut of writer and director Kate Beecroft. Other critics agreed with The Austin Chronicle writing, “As a first-time feature filmmaker, Beecroft’s storytelling technique could stand greater development, but her sense of place and mood is spot-on. Netflix has been the most prolific buyer, nabbing rights to “Train Dreams,” an acclaimed drama starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones and the documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor.” Elsewhere, A24 scored a festival favorite in “Sorry, Baby,” Sideshow and Janus Films landed the Ira Sach drama “Peter Hujar’s Day,” and Mubi bought “Lurker.” Neon also prevailed in a bidding war for “Together,” a body-horror thriller starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, which marked the first sale of the festival.
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