EXCLUSIVE: Juno Films has acquired rights to the experimental drama The Same Storm, from writer-director Peter Hedges (Ben Is Back), for distribution in the U.S., Canada and the UK.

The film will open at the Quad Cinema in NYC and the Laemmle Santa Monica on October 14.Filmed during the Covid pandemic using cell phones and laptops, The Same Storm invites viewers into the lives of 24 characters as they navigate the spring and summer of 2020.

With lockdowns, the Black Lives Matter movement and the looming 2020 election as key backdrops, the film explores the importance of human connection, family and love during a time when all of that seemed out of reach.Two-time Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker (Colin in Black & White), two-time Oscar nominee Elaine May (Crisis in Six Scenes), Emmy nominee Moses Ingram (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Independent Spirit Award nominee Raúl Castillo (Cha Cha Real Smooth) and Noma Duzemweni (Made for Love) star in the film, which made its world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival.

Pic is presented by Evenstar Films in association with Straight Up Technologies and Home Plate Pictures. Dianne Dreyer, Elizabeth Cuthrell, and David Urrutia served as its producers.“Peter Hedges’ film The Same Storm captures a period that bound us together through uncertainty, anxiety and fatigue while keeping us physically apart from family, loved ones and friends,” said Juno Films CEO, Elizabeth Sheldon. “The performances from the all-star cast allow viewers to laugh at our collective experience, to cry for our losses, and to remember what it felt like during those dark days when despite the risk we came together for Black Lives Matter, comforted those who

Peter Hedges Film ‘The Same Storm’ Starring Sandra Oh, Mary-Louise Parker, Elaine May & More Acquired By Juno Films

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