‘After Yang’ AI Drama From A24, Plus ‘Huda’s Salon,’ ‘Great Freedom’ & ‘Dear Mr. Brody’ At The Arthouse – Specialty Preview
04.03.2022 - 23:49
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A4 presents Kagonada’s second feature in limited release, the latest in the distributor’s varied indie slate ahead of wide-release horror slasher X on 3/18 and sci-fi adventure Everything Everywhere All At Once on 3/25 — which is also opening SXSW Film Festival.
This a weekend where The Batman casts a long shadow, but the specialty market is also hungry for new content with moviegoers demonstrably, measurably, more willing to return to theaters in person.
A24 has been a strong voice in the pandemic-scarred cinema landscape. Green Knight, Zola and C’mon, C’mon helped juice the indie box office last year as odd Icelandic horror film Lamb and porno-themed Red Rocket became culty favorites. Other releases included The Humans, The Souvenir: Part II and Saint Maude. The distributor took three Oscar noms with Apple TV+ for The Tragedy of Macbeth. X as well as A24’s upcoming Bodies Bodies Bodies and Marcel The Shell With Shoes On will also play SXSW.
In After Yang, Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith are parents forced to decide the fate of Yang, a malfunctioning cyborg they purchased second hand to care for their adopted Chinese daughter. Farrell told Deadline that the script – written by Kagonada from the short story ‘Saying Goodbye To Yang’ by Alexander Weinstein — was among the most beautiful he’d ever come across. It opens on 24 screens in 15 of the top 20 U.S. markets and on Showtime.
Justin Min plays Yang, the humanoid robot and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja the young girl Mika, who loves him. Theresa Park produced After Yang with Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey.
After Yang, Kagonada’s second film since the well-received 2017 Columbus, world premiered at Cannes in 2021 and screened at Sundance in January. He also
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