SXSW Audience Award Winner ‘Pretty Problems’ Snapped Up By IFC Films
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Kestrin Pantera’s satirical takedown of the rich elite, Pretty Problems, has been acquired by IFC Films following the pic’s Narrative Spotlight Audience Award win at SXSW.
The pic will hit theaters and VOD this year.IFC is taking all global rights to the pic written by Michael Tennant, Britt Rentschler, and Charlotte Ubben, who also star in the movie alongside JJ Nolan, Graham Outerbridge, Alex Klein, Clayton Froning, Katrina Hughes, Vanessa Chester, and Amy Maghera.
Produced by Katya Alexander, Rentschler, Ubben, and Tennant also produce.Lindsay (Rentschler) is as bored with her marriage to Jack (Tennant) as she is working in a boutique — until Cat Flax (Nolan) swoops into the store, showering her with flattery and conspicuous displays of wealth.
The pair bond over a bottle of wine, and Lindsay arrives home flushed with excitement about her rich new friend. Jack reluctantly agrees to accept Cat’s invitation for a weekend away, and they jump into a car and drive into another world: of butlers, gift bags, massages and astronomically expensive wine their hosts forget even buying.
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