Leo Barraclough International Features EditorDark Star Pictures has acquired distribution rights in North America for Australian gay love story “Lonesome,” directed by Craig Boreham.
Following its world premiere at the Seattle Intl. Film Festival in April, San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival will present the film on June 20.
The film is also screening at the Guadalajara Intl. Film Festival, which runs June 10-18. The deal was made with Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal, which has already secured distribution for the film in the U.K.
and Ireland (Peccadillo Pictures), France (Optimale Distribution), multi-territory Europe (Cinemien/OUTtv Europe), and Poland (Tongariro Releasing).Sydney-based Boreham was described by The Guardian newspaper as “a strong new voice in Australian Queer cinema” following the premiere of his debut feature film “Teenage Kicks” at the Sydney Film Festival in 2016. “Lonesome” follows Casey, a country boy, who finds himself down and out in Sydney.
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