Memento International has scored a wave of deals for “Gazer,” a neo-noir psychological thriller by Ryan J.Sloan which had its world premiere at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
Set in New Jersey, the paranoia thriller was lensed in 16mm stock, and stars Ariella Mastronianni as Frankie, a young mother with a rare degenerative brain condition called dyschronometria. Struggling to perceive time, she uses cassette tapes for guidance and is unable to find steady work with her condition. When a mysterious woman offers her a risky job, she takes it, unaware of the dark consequences that await.
“Gazer” picked up by Rialto Distribution for Australia & New Zealand, Gulf Film for the Middle East, AV-Jet International for Taiwan, PT Falcon for Indonesia, Feather Stone for Vietnam and Skeye for Airlines. The movie was previously acquired in North America by Metrograph Pictures who will set a theatrical rollout across the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 21. In France, the film will be released by UFO Distribution; in the U.K., Bulldog Film Distribution; and in Hungary, Cinefil Co.
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Following its premiere at Cannes, the movie went on to play at Deauville, Sitges and Göteborg. It will screen at Dublin and Glasgow film festivals.
Memento International’s 20th-anniversary slate also includes Damiano Michieletto’s “Primavera,” about Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi; Haifaa Al-Mansour’s crime thriller “Unidentified;” Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” which has world-premiering in Sundance’s U.S. dramatic competition; and Emilie Blichfeld’s “The Ugly Stepsister,” which was the opening film of Sundance’s midnight section and will also play in Berlin’s Panorama.