Memento Worldwide has scored a wave of offers for “Gazer,” a neo-noir psychological thriller by Ryan J.Sloan which had its world premiere at Cannes’ Administrators’ Fortnight.
Set in New Jersey, the paranoia thriller was lensed in 16mm inventory, and stars Ariella Mastronianni as Frankie, a younger mom with a uncommon degenerative mind situation known as dyschronometria. Struggling to understand time, she makes use of cassette tapes for steering and is unable to search out regular work together with her situation. When a mysterious lady presents her a dangerous job, she takes it, unaware of the darkish penalties that await.
“Gazer” picked up by Rialto Distribution for Australia & New Zealand, Gulf Movie for the Center East, AV-Jet Worldwide for Taiwan, PT Falcon for Indonesia, Feather Stone for Vietnam and Skeye for Airways. The film was beforehand acquired in North America by Metrograph Photos who will set a theatrical rollout throughout the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 21. In France, the movie will likely be launched by UFO Distribution; within the U.Okay., Bulldog Movie Distribution; and in Hungary, Cinefil Co.
Following its premiere at Cannes, the film went on to play at Deauville, Sitges and Göteborg. It should display screen at Dublin and Glasgow movie festivals.
Memento Worldwide’s Twentieth-anniversary slate additionally consists of Damiano Michieletto’s “Primavera,” about Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi; Haifaa Al-Mansour’s crime thriller “Unidentified;” Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” which has world-premiering in Sundance’s U.S. dramatic competitors; and Emilie Blichfeld’s “The Ugly Stepsister,” which was the opening movie of Sundance’s midnight part and also will play in Berlin’s Panorama.
