Neon is partnering with unbiased bookstores in New York Metropolis and Los Angeles to provide away free restricted version prints of Sean Baker‘s Academy Award-nominated screenplay of Anora.
The unique giveaways will happen Feb. 15-18 at L.A.’s Guide Soup (West Hollywood), Chevalier’s Books (Larchmont) and Zibby’s Bookshop (Santa Monica). In New York, the locales are: Books Are Magic (Brooklyn) and the Strand Guide Retailer (East Village).
The collector’s version of the script options the complete screenplay, behind-the-scenes pictures from the movie and a foreword by scribe/director/editor/producer Baker. The duvet illustration is an authentic work by Brianna Ashby, artwork director and resident illustrator for digital movie journal Shiny Wall/Darkish Room.
Anora, which is presently positioned because the Finest Image frontrunner after sweeping the highest prize at awards ceremonies for the DGA, PGA and Critics Selection, was additionally a Palme d’Or winner upon its premiere at Cannes. It’s now up for six Oscars: Finest Image, Director, Authentic Screenplay, Actress, Supporting Actor (for Yura Borisov) and Movie Enhancing. Anora, which has grossed $36 million worldwide, can be nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, 5 Movie Impartial Spirit Awards, three SAG Awards and the WGA Award for Finest Authentic Screenplay.
Emblematic of Baker’s melancholic but vibrant tone and sincere depiction of marginalized intercourse employees, the movie — half-screwball comedy, half-survival journey — is billed as a “modern-day Cinderella story,” starring Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn-hailing stripper whose life is upended when she impulsively marries Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the lackadaisical son of a Russian billionaire. When Vanya’s dad and mom uncover the union, they dispatch their henchmen (led by Karren Karagulian’s Toros) to annull the wedding, leading to chaotic shows throughout the streets of New York.
Timing and particulars of the giveaways are decided by every bookstore, which might be gleaned by contacting every retailer immediately or perusing their social media accounts.
