Exclusive: Brooklyn-based distributor KimStim has picked up all U.S. rights to Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage’s feature Who by Fire.
The film debuted at the Berlin Film Festival where it won Best Film in the Generation 17 competition. The film will have its U.S. premiere at the upcoming New York Film Festival.
KimStim’s co-president Ian Stimler negotiated the deal with Pamela Leu, Head of Sales at the Belgian-based Be For Films.
The film follows Jeff, a 17-year-old aspiring filmmaker who joins his friend Max’s family at a retreat hosted by former filmmaker Blake Cadieux. The synopsis reads: Tensions escalate as old conflicts between Blake and Max’s father, Albert, resurface while Jeff navigates his feelings for Max’s sister, Aliocha, amidst the unfolding drama.
The film was produced by Unité Centrale and Shellac Sud. Balthazar Lab shot the film and Mathieu Bouchard-Malo was the editor.
Lesage is...
The film debuted at the Berlin Film Festival where it won Best Film in the Generation 17 competition. The film will have its U.S. premiere at the upcoming New York Film Festival.
KimStim’s co-president Ian Stimler negotiated the deal with Pamela Leu, Head of Sales at the Belgian-based Be For Films.
The film follows Jeff, a 17-year-old aspiring filmmaker who joins his friend Max’s family at a retreat hosted by former filmmaker Blake Cadieux. The synopsis reads: Tensions escalate as old conflicts between Blake and Max’s father, Albert, resurface while Jeff navigates his feelings for Max’s sister, Aliocha, amidst the unfolding drama.
The film was produced by Unité Centrale and Shellac Sud. Balthazar Lab shot the film and Mathieu Bouchard-Malo was the editor.
Lesage is...
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