Nicole Dorsey: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has begun in Canada on New Regency-backed fencing thriller Balestra, which will be produced as a feature with an alternate version to be released separately as a limited series.

EXCLUSIVE: Vortex Media has acquired the catalogue of Canadian independent distributor ABMO Films. In addition to the acquisition deal, ABMO Films founder Matt Orenstein will assume the role of Vice President, Acquisitions and Strategy at Vortex.

Tessa Thompson is going to make her fencing dreams come true – in her upcoming movie, Balestra.

What if I told you that Tessa Thompson was starring in a new film about competitive fencing? Interested? Okay, that might not sound all that exciting. But what if that fencing film is a psychological thriller about a woman that using advanced lucid dreaming technology to become a better fencer and perhaps cheat on her husband? Yeah, that might sell some tickets.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Westworld and Creed star Tessa Thompson is to star with Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin) in psychological thriller Balestra, which Mister Smith, Endeavor Content and CAA Media Finance will be shopping during next week’s Cannes virtual market.Thompson will also executive-produce the film, which will be directed by Nicole Dorsey (Black Conflux).Balestra follows a competitive fencer (Thompson) at the end of her career who is desperate to be the world’s best. In order to gain an edge, she pursues an experimental technology, allowing her to train via lucid dreaming, where she begins a tumultuous affair with her instructor (Kenzari) that threatens her real world marriage and her pathway to Olympic gold.