Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentUTA has signed Ian Barling, a New York-based filmmaker whose latest short competed at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, for worldwide representation in all areas.Barling’s “Safe” world premiered at Critics’ Week, the Cannes sidebar dedicated to emerging directors.A twisted father-son thriller set in Barling’s native Atlantic City, “Safe” is the first U.S.
short to compete at Critics’ Week in over four years. The film focuses on the manager of a defunct casino, who must confront his parental failures when his reckless son needs to find a way out of an illicit bind.
The cast includes Will Patton (“Minari”), Philip Ettinger (“First Reformed”) and Cindy Katz (“Limitless”).Barling is currently preparing.
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