NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
Details have emerged of the newest project producing powerhouse Christine Vachon has lined up: feature film “Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,” which follows 12-year-old Coyote and her dad as they traverse the nation in an old school bus. An adaptation of Dan Gemeinhart’s novel of the same name, the script is written by Liz Maccie, with Anya Adams set to direct. Variety broke the news.
Leslye Headland’s “Star Wars” project, TV series “The Acolyte,” has a trailer out, depicting Amandla Stenberg as an apparent assassin at odds with Carrie-Anne Moss’s Jedi figure. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Headland - who created the series and directed the first two episodes - detailed the genesis of the project and the creative influences that inspired it.
Indiewire reports that Teyana Taylor, who found critical success with her performance in last year’s “A Thousand and One,” is set to make her directorial debut with “Get Lite,” in development with Paramount Pictures. Storm Reid is attached to star.
All synopses are courtesy of press materials, unless otherwise noted.
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN AND NON-GENDERED PERSONS OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD
The Heart Stays – Written and Directed by Diane Fraher
“The Heart Stays” tells the story of two Native American sisters (Nathalie Standingcloud and Sierra Kihega) who leave the traditions and safety of their Native nation to follow their own long-held dreams – the older one to attend a distinguished college, and the younger one to become a rock star. Soon after leaving their beloved land and community, their life journeys collide with racism, drugs, and violence, forcing the older teen to choose between her own life’s work, and saving her sister’s life.
“The Heart Stays” is now in theaters.