EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse is coming on board Beth de Araújo’s SXSW debut Soft & Quiet, which is making its festival debut in the narrative feature competition on Saturday, March 12.CAA Media Finance and Blumhouse are selling the feature at SXSW.The movie is writer/director Araújo’s feature length debut, and as part of the agreement, the film will be branded a Blumhouse feature.The thriller, which plays out in real time, follows a single afternoon in the life of an elementary school teacher as she organizes a mixer of like-minded women.
When the group heads home, the teacher encounters a woman from her past, leading to a volatile chain of events.“I’m thrilled Jason and the Blumhouse team responded so strongly to Soft & Quiet.
They are such a recognizable and trusted brand for audiences. Blumhouse has consistently put out films that are daring and resonate with viewers.
As a filmmaker, I’m very excited for the road ahead with them,” said writer/director/producer Beth de Araújo.”“Beth’s film kept me on the edge of my seat the entire way through.
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