Cartilage Films Buys Queer Buddy Comedy ‘Summer Solstice’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Cartilage Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Summer Solstice,” a new comedy that marks the feature debut of its writer and director Noah Schamus.
The movie boasts an ensemble cast led by breakout performances from Bobbi Salvör Menuez (“Under the Silver Lake”) and Marianne Rendón (“Charlie Says”).
The producers are billing Schamus’s film as a modern twist on the buddy comedy, with this one told from a queer and trans perspective.
It comes as filmmakers are offering fresh takes on queer stories. “Summer Solstice” world premiered at Provincetown Film Festival and then went on to screen at New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival NewFest, with additional selections at Mill Valley Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, and Deauville American Film Festival.
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