Last week, Factory 25 announced their acquisition of (and distribution plans for) Joe Swanberg’s All the Light in the Sky, which is set to receive a multi-platform release beginning in late November and extending throughout December. The film will become available on VOD on December 3, and will also be shown theatrically in New Jersey, Chicago, New York, and Dallas; specific theater information, as well as the dates of those theatrical releases, can be found at the Factory 25 website.
Over at Vimeo, one can watch the film’s trailer, which provides a brief sketch of the Malibu setting and the discontented existence of aging (by Hollywood’s standards) actress Marie (Jane Adams). Adams, who co-wrote the screenplay with Swanberg, is supported in the film by a host of recognizable “Amerindie” personalities: Sophia Takal, director-star of the recent Green; Larry Fessenden, who’s appeared in multiple Kelly Reichardt films; Lindsay Burdge, star of Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher; and, of course, The Sacrament director Ti West, who, like Swanberg, was terrorized in Adam Wingard’s You’re Next.
All the Light in the Sky has had an extensive run on the festival circuit, beginning with its world premiere at the AFI Film Festival in November 2012. Writing from the AFI fest, Variety’s Andrew Barker called the film “Swanberg’s most accessible work to date,” which could bode well for the film’s commercial prospects after the strong VOD numbers Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies earned earlier this year. Additional anticipation for the film comes courtesy of Dan Sallitt, director of The Unspeakable Act; over at his personal database, where he ranks films by their international release date, Sallitt (a regular champion of Swanberg’s work, it should be noted) listed All the Light in the Sky as his #2 film of 2012.
Check out the trailer and synopsis below:
Synopsis:
Jane Adams (HBO’s Hung, The Anniversary Party and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) stars as an actress living in Malibu who faces harsh realities of the industry as her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. Amidst this career and life crisis enters the actress’s niece, played by Sophia Takal (Green, Gabi on the Roof in July, and V/H/S), who arrives for a weekend stay and ushers in a complicated prism of emotional insecurities. Can the actress confront her fears, navigate complicated relationships, and figure out how to navigate mid-life in Hollywood?
What do you think of the trailer? Do you think this film could match the VOD success of Drinking Buddies?