Carole Horst The Exchange has picked up world sales rights to “The Islander,” starring Harry Connick Jr. Variety can share an exclusive first look of the romantic feature.
The Exchange will be introducing the title to buyers at AFM, which kicks off Oct. and runs through Nov. 5. Stelana Kliris wrote directed her original screenplay and produced under her Cyprus-based Meraki Films banner. “The Islander” is produced by Jupiter Peak Prods., Steven Shapiro and Keith Arnold, with the support from the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, and the Cyprus Film Commission’s incentives program.
It stars along with Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney and Tony Demetriou. Film is in post-production. The film features two original songs by Connick Jr. ”The Islander” is a romantic comedy about a down-on-his-luck rock star (Connick Jr.), who moves, sight unseen, to a remote cliffside house on an island, only to discover his new home has an unfortunate notoriety.
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