EXCLUSIVE: Blu Del Barrio joins the solid of Carol Brandt‘s upcoming characteristic, Pink Moon, in a lead position. Meredith Johnston penned the script, and in addition stars alongside actor Zeke Goodman.
The story follows Mira (Johnston) and Okay (Del Barrio), a queer couple with their relationship on the rocks, residing out of their van within the Chicago space. As a final ditch effort to flee their desolate life, they plan a financial institution heist within the small city of Worden, Kansas. Nevertheless, executing a financial institution heist amidst a crumbling relationship yields harder than they thought. As Mira and Okay alter to small city residing, they notice they need to confront the failings of their relationship or lose all the pieces they’ve obtained left.
“Solely 1 / 4 of the way in which into studying this script I used to be heartbroken at the potential for not attending to play Okay. It’s a kind of tasks you cling onto instantly,” stated Del Barrio. “This story is gorgeous and so needed. Okay could be very particular to me and I’m so honored to step into this position.”
“From the second my co-director Meredith and I hung up after our callback with Blu, we simply checked out one another and went “wow.” It was what a director really hopes for in an actor: they make you fully neglect you wrote your personal script. Blu’s performances are so uncooked and contemporary you usually neglect the place you’re as you watch. There’s no query they will carry the story of Pink Moon,” Brandt stated.
The undertaking is being produced by Suzanne Jurva and Lauren Elizabeth Harris of Pathway Photos. Jurva is greatest recognized for her work on Oscar Nominated movies, reminiscent of Saving Non-public Ryan Gladiator, Amistad, and lots of others. Harris based Pathway Photos, which is in growth on 5 characteristic movies and two sequence. Pink Moon is in its ultimate stage of financing, and planning to start manufacturing in Might of 2025.
