Tye Sheridan Launches New Production Company Dogwood Pictures As Banners First Film ‘Black Flies’ Bows At Cannes
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Tye Sheridan is launching his new production company, Dogwood Pictures with its debut film, Black Flies, is set to play in competition at the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, the pic reunites Sheridan with Sean Penn after over a decade since Malick’s The Tree of Life.
Sheridan first became involved with the film in 2018 and continued on throughout the film’s execution and release. Hailing from small-town East Texas, Sheridan is launching Dogwood Pictures which aims to tell stories that shine a light on hidden pockets of American culture. “As a teen, some of the first films I worked on, like Mud and Joe, had a profound effect on me because they were universal stories, yet they conveyed the sheer magic and richness of American subculture.
Those are the kinds of stories we want to bring to life through Dogwood Pictures,” said Sheridan. In his corner, acting as advisors to the company, are Writer/Director/Producers, Jeff Nichols and David Gordon Green, both of whom directed Sheridan. “I gravitate toward stories anchored by real places, particularly the American South.
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