EXCLUSIVE: Giant Pictures will commence sales in Cannes next week on Gloria Mercer’s SXSW psychological thriller A Safe Distance, with US and Canadian distributors on board.
Aidan West wrote the screenplay about a woman abandoned by her boyfriend in a forest who gets sucked into a web of attraction, rebellion, and violence after a chance encounter with a pair of fugitives.
Bethany Brown, Cody Kearsley, Tandia Mercedes, and Chris McNally star. The producers are Nic Altobelli of Area V5 Pictures and Mercer and West of See Horse Films.
Giant Pictures head of international sales Tom Bairstow will begin talks with international buyers on the Croisette. Drafthouse Films and Vortex Media, who operate within the Giant fold, will distribute in the US and Canada, respectively.
Madeleine Schumacher, head of content at Drafthouse Films, negotiated the deal with producers Altobelli, West and Mercer. Schumacher described A Safe Distance as “exactly the kind of elevated, character-driven thriller that resonates with international audiences – visually striking, emotionally charged, and anchored by stand-out performances”.
A Safe Distance premiered in SXSW’s Narrative Spotlight section in March.
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