In theaters and On Demand Friday, May 3 comes Clara, a new feature film starring Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario.
The real-life couple attempts to conquer love and the stars in the sky in this moving, thoughful tale.
Written by Akash Sherman (The Rocket List), Clara tells the story of Isaac Bruno (Adams), an astronomer consumed by the search for life beyond Earth.
Convinced that the universe is a dark and lonely place, Isaac meets Clara (Bellisario), an artist who shares his fascination for the wonders of space.
What unfolds is a beautiful and mystifying story as Isaac begins to open his heart and mind as a result of meeting Clara.
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Despite her lack of scientific experience, Clara convinces Isaac to take a chance on her contagious passion for life and the possibilities of the universe.
Clara's quick understanding...
The real-life couple attempts to conquer love and the stars in the sky in this moving, thoughful tale.
Written by Akash Sherman (The Rocket List), Clara tells the story of Isaac Bruno (Adams), an astronomer consumed by the search for life beyond Earth.
Convinced that the universe is a dark and lonely place, Isaac meets Clara (Bellisario), an artist who shares his fascination for the wonders of space.
What unfolds is a beautiful and mystifying story as Isaac begins to open his heart and mind as a result of meeting Clara.
Related: Chambers is An Inspired Thriller that Goes Off the Rails
Despite her lack of scientific experience, Clara convinces Isaac to take a chance on her contagious passion for life and the possibilities of the universe.
Clara's quick understanding...
- 5/2/2019
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
"I've always had the feeling that the universe can still surprise us." Screen Media has debuted an official trailer for the indie drama Clara, which premiered at the Toronto and Sitges Film Festivals last year. This indie relationship drama is about a hard-headed astronomy named Dr. Isaac Bruno, played by Patrick J. Adams, who is searching for life out in the universe. One day he meets an impressive artist named Clara, and their connection changes him forever, leading them both on a profound discovery within the cosmos. Troian Bellisario co-stars as Clara, along with Will Bowes, Jennifer Dale, Ennis Esmer, Gabrielle Graham, and Kristen Hager. This film reminds me quite a bit of I Origins, but with an eye on the cosmos above all else. It's a smart, lovely, fascinating film that I would describe as an indie gem worth discovering. Here's the first official Us trailer (+ poster) for Akash Sherman's Clara,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
An inaugural showcase in Mexico of Canadian cinema involving Telefilm Canada, Nueva Era Films and Cinépolis has kicked off in Mexico City.
An inaugural showcase in Mexico of Canadian cinema involving Telefilm Canada, Nueva Era Films and Cinépolis has kicked off in Mexico City.
Over the course of the event seven films are screening in 14 cities and 27 theatres in the Semana de Cine Canadiense (Canadian Film Week). All are Mexican premieres.
The selections are: Cardinals by Grayson Moore and Aidan Shipley; Clara by Akash Sherman; The Fireflies Are Gone (Disparition Des Lucioles) by Sébastien Pilote; Giant Little Ones by Keith Behrman...
An inaugural showcase in Mexico of Canadian cinema involving Telefilm Canada, Nueva Era Films and Cinépolis has kicked off in Mexico City.
Over the course of the event seven films are screening in 14 cities and 27 theatres in the Semana de Cine Canadiense (Canadian Film Week). All are Mexican premieres.
The selections are: Cardinals by Grayson Moore and Aidan Shipley; Clara by Akash Sherman; The Fireflies Are Gone (Disparition Des Lucioles) by Sébastien Pilote; Giant Little Ones by Keith Behrman...
- 3/31/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, Miramax has set up the comedy “Silent Retreat,” sci-fi romance “Clara” and “Cold Case Hammarskjold” get distribution and Olivia Wilde is honored for directing “Booksmart.”
Project Unveiled
Miramax has set up the comedy “Silent Retreat” with “Isn’t It Romantic” director Todd Strauss-Schulson attached to helm from a script he co-wrote with Matt Fogel (“The Lego Movie 2”).
Pre-production has started on “Silent Retreat” with plans to shoot in late spring and the early summer supervised by Matthew Anderson at Miramax.
The project centers on a man and woman with relationship issues who decide to go on a meditation retreat that requires absolute silence for three days along with the man’s best friend and recently widowed mother. Disaster ensues in what the filmmakers describe as, “If Gus Van Sant and Buster Keaton made a silent comedy about wisdom, compassion, and the difficulties of digesting a tempeh-based diet.
Project Unveiled
Miramax has set up the comedy “Silent Retreat” with “Isn’t It Romantic” director Todd Strauss-Schulson attached to helm from a script he co-wrote with Matt Fogel (“The Lego Movie 2”).
Pre-production has started on “Silent Retreat” with plans to shoot in late spring and the early summer supervised by Matthew Anderson at Miramax.
The project centers on a man and woman with relationship issues who decide to go on a meditation retreat that requires absolute silence for three days along with the man’s best friend and recently widowed mother. Disaster ensues in what the filmmakers describe as, “If Gus Van Sant and Buster Keaton made a silent comedy about wisdom, compassion, and the difficulties of digesting a tempeh-based diet.
- 2/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
After a successful festival run, Clara has been acquired by Screen Media for U.S. distribution, the company said today. Clara, starring Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario, tells the story of an obsessive astronomer and a curious artist who form an unlikely bond, leading to a profound, scientific discovery. A May theatrical day-and-date release in planned.
The thriller — written and directed by Akash Sherman — premiered at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival, and went on to win the best narrative feature award at the Austin Film Festival.
“Following an amazing international festival tour, I’m incredibly excited to finally be able to share Clara with audiences in the U.S.,” said Sherman. “This is a film that aims to speak to both mind and heart, and which, I hope, challenges audiences to consider some big questions about science and space, and the cosmic nature of human connection.”
Seth Needle, Svp Worldwide Acquisitions at Screen Media,...
The thriller — written and directed by Akash Sherman — premiered at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival, and went on to win the best narrative feature award at the Austin Film Festival.
“Following an amazing international festival tour, I’m incredibly excited to finally be able to share Clara with audiences in the U.S.,” said Sherman. “This is a film that aims to speak to both mind and heart, and which, I hope, challenges audiences to consider some big questions about science and space, and the cosmic nature of human connection.”
Seth Needle, Svp Worldwide Acquisitions at Screen Media,...
- 2/14/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
D Films Canadian distributor on Tiff selections from Serendipity Point Films and Distant Horizon
Santa Monica-base Myriad Pictures heads to Afm with slate additions Through Black Spruce and Clara, both of which premiered in Toronto last month.
Kirk D’Amico and his team will launch international sales on Don McKellar’s Through Black Spruce (main picture), which tells of a young First Nations woman whose twin sister sets out to find her after she disappears, forcing a clash between the Northern Ontario community she fled years ago, and Toronto, where she modelled before vanishing.
The drama stars Tanaya Beatty, Brandon Oakes,...
Santa Monica-base Myriad Pictures heads to Afm with slate additions Through Black Spruce and Clara, both of which premiered in Toronto last month.
Kirk D’Amico and his team will launch international sales on Don McKellar’s Through Black Spruce (main picture), which tells of a young First Nations woman whose twin sister sets out to find her after she disappears, forcing a clash between the Northern Ontario community she fled years ago, and Toronto, where she modelled before vanishing.
The drama stars Tanaya Beatty, Brandon Oakes,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
At film festivals this season, Damien Chazelle’s First Man isn’t the only film exploring space, and the people dead set on conquering it—to their own detriment. Premiering in Toronto, Ryerson University grad Akash Sherman’s Clara examines an unlikely bond between an obsessive astronomer (Suits’ Patrick J. Adams) and an insightful young artist, bridging the art/science divide at the heart of cinema itself.
Meeting Sherman at a TV conference when the director was still in high school, producer Ari Lantos immediately recognized a visionary talent he needed to support—an artist whose background in editing and visual effects has been a boon to his storytelling in the sci-fi genre.
Approached for Sherman’s latest film by Lantos, Adams initially assumed that Sherman had to be in his 30s, with a number of films under his belt, with the vision and artistic command he demonstrated.
Meeting Sherman at a TV conference when the director was still in high school, producer Ari Lantos immediately recognized a visionary talent he needed to support—an artist whose background in editing and visual effects has been a boon to his storytelling in the sci-fi genre.
Approached for Sherman’s latest film by Lantos, Adams initially assumed that Sherman had to be in his 30s, with a number of films under his belt, with the vision and artistic command he demonstrated.
- 9/8/2018
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s Canadian feature slate — 25 in all — can be seen in six Tiff sections including Discovery, Tiff Docs and Wavelengths.
Among the selected features are highly anticipated films from fest alumni including Denys Arcand, Barry Avrich and the late Rob Stewart.
Arcand’s “The Fall of the American Empire” stars Alexandre Landry as Pierre-Paul Daoust, who faces a moral dilemma after discovering two bags of money. Sony Classics bought the North American rights to the film during the Cannes Film Festival in May. The film, which will play in Tiff’s special presentations section, is a thematic cousin to Arcand’s Oscar-nominated “The Decline of the American Empire” and the Oscar-winning “The Barbarian Invasions” (2003).
Avrich returns to Tiff’s docu section with “Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz,” a portrait of the United States’ chief prosecutor during the Nuremberg trial. Stewart’s final film, “Sharkwater Extinction” will...
Among the selected features are highly anticipated films from fest alumni including Denys Arcand, Barry Avrich and the late Rob Stewart.
Arcand’s “The Fall of the American Empire” stars Alexandre Landry as Pierre-Paul Daoust, who faces a moral dilemma after discovering two bags of money. Sony Classics bought the North American rights to the film during the Cannes Film Festival in May. The film, which will play in Tiff’s special presentations section, is a thematic cousin to Arcand’s Oscar-nominated “The Decline of the American Empire” and the Oscar-winning “The Barbarian Invasions” (2003).
Avrich returns to Tiff’s docu section with “Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz,” a portrait of the United States’ chief prosecutor during the Nuremberg trial. Stewart’s final film, “Sharkwater Extinction” will...
- 9/7/2018
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
The Toronto Intl. Film Festival has added Denys Arcand’s crime thriller “The Fall of the American Empire” and 18 other Canadian films to its lineup.
Nine of the films are directed by women and 14 are world premieres.
“We’re especially proud to present such a diverse group of films,” said Steve Gravestock, senior programmer. “Ranging from science fiction to fantasy, myth to documentary, and romance to a dystopic vision of our neighbours to the south, this year’s Canadian films come from every region in the country, stretching from east to west and north to south.”
“The Fall of the American Empire” stars Alexandre Landry, Maxim Roy, Yan England, and Rémy Girard and centers Landry’s character discovering two bags of money and facing a moral dilemma. Arcand was inspired to make the film after learning about the 2010 murder of two people in a Montreal boutique.
Sony Classics bought the...
Nine of the films are directed by women and 14 are world premieres.
“We’re especially proud to present such a diverse group of films,” said Steve Gravestock, senior programmer. “Ranging from science fiction to fantasy, myth to documentary, and romance to a dystopic vision of our neighbours to the south, this year’s Canadian films come from every region in the country, stretching from east to west and north to south.”
“The Fall of the American Empire” stars Alexandre Landry, Maxim Roy, Yan England, and Rémy Girard and centers Landry’s character discovering two bags of money and facing a moral dilemma. Arcand was inspired to make the film after learning about the 2010 murder of two people in a Montreal boutique.
Sony Classics bought the...
- 8/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Toronto International Film Festival has added another 19 new titles to its 2018 festival lineup, comprised entirely of features directed by Canadian filmmakers. Each year, Tiff highlights the films that hail from its own shores in a standalone announcement, and this year it includes nine new films from female directors, six debut features, a number of titles from fixtures of the Canadian film scene, and the world premiere of three films that showcase some of the country’s Indigenous talent.
The festival will also play home to a special event world premiere and tribute dedicated to the late filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart, centered around his final film, “Sharkwater Extinction.” Stewart passed away in 2017 while working on the film, a followup to his 2006 documentary “Sharkwater.”
“We’re especially proud to present such a diverse group of films,” said Steve Gravestock, Tiff Senior Programmer, in an official statement. “Ranging from science fiction to fantasy,...
The festival will also play home to a special event world premiere and tribute dedicated to the late filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart, centered around his final film, “Sharkwater Extinction.” Stewart passed away in 2017 while working on the film, a followup to his 2006 documentary “Sharkwater.”
“We’re especially proud to present such a diverse group of films,” said Steve Gravestock, Tiff Senior Programmer, in an official statement. “Ranging from science fiction to fantasy,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
New films from Canadian filmmakers Denys Arcand, Maxime Giroux, Jennifer Baichwal and Bruce Sweeney have been added to 2018 Toronto International Film Festival lineup, which announced its slate of Canadian films on Wednesday.
Nine of the films are directed by women, fsix are debut features and 14 are world premieres.
Canadian features will include Arcand’s “The Fall of the American Empire,” Giroux’s “The Great Darkened Days” and Sweeney’s “Kingsway.”
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The Canadian documentaries include Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky’s “Anthropocene,” Ron Mann’s “Carmine Street Guitars” and Thom Fitzgerald’s “Splinters.”
Three of the films – Gwaii Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown’s “Edge of the Knife,” Darlene Naponse’s “Falls Around Her” and Miranda de Pencier’s “The Grizzlies” – feature indigenous talent.
A special event will screen the documentary “Sharkwater Extinction,...
Nine of the films are directed by women, fsix are debut features and 14 are world premieres.
Canadian features will include Arcand’s “The Fall of the American Empire,” Giroux’s “The Great Darkened Days” and Sweeney’s “Kingsway.”
Also Read: 'Beautiful Boy,' 'A Star Is Born' Highlight Toronto Film Festival Lineup
The Canadian documentaries include Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky’s “Anthropocene,” Ron Mann’s “Carmine Street Guitars” and Thom Fitzgerald’s “Splinters.”
Three of the films – Gwaii Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown’s “Edge of the Knife,” Darlene Naponse’s “Falls Around Her” and Miranda de Pencier’s “The Grizzlies” – feature indigenous talent.
A special event will screen the documentary “Sharkwater Extinction,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Producer Ari Lantos promises the story “balances both scientific discovery and spiritual exploration in a way that is distinctly unique and original.”
Principal photography has kicked off in Toronto on the sci-fi project starring Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario.
Newcomer Akash Sherman makes his feature directorial debut from his screenplay about a troubled astronaut who enlists a spirited assistant in his deep space quest for signs of life.
Serendipity Point Films’ Ari Lantos serves as producer on Clara and Mark Musselman and Anant Singh are on board as executive producers.
D Films handles Canadian theatrical distribution and the film is being produced in association with Distant Horizon, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, CBC and The Movie Network.
“It’s incredibly exciting to be working with such a gifted and sophisticated young filmmaker,” Lantos (pictured) said. “Akash and I first began this collaboration while he was a freshman in film school.
“Three years ago...
Principal photography has kicked off in Toronto on the sci-fi project starring Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario.
Newcomer Akash Sherman makes his feature directorial debut from his screenplay about a troubled astronaut who enlists a spirited assistant in his deep space quest for signs of life.
Serendipity Point Films’ Ari Lantos serves as producer on Clara and Mark Musselman and Anant Singh are on board as executive producers.
D Films handles Canadian theatrical distribution and the film is being produced in association with Distant Horizon, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, CBC and The Movie Network.
“It’s incredibly exciting to be working with such a gifted and sophisticated young filmmaker,” Lantos (pictured) said. “Akash and I first began this collaboration while he was a freshman in film school.
“Three years ago...
- 3/6/2017
- ScreenDaily
Kayti Burt Mar 7, 2017
Has Arrival ushered in a new era of quieter science fiction film? Clara is the next to head into production...
Suits' Patrick J Adams and Pretty Little Liars' Troian Bellisario are teaming up for a quiet science fiction drama. The real-life couple will star in Clara, a debut feature from writer-director Akash Sherman. According to Deadline, Clara will also star Kristin Hager (Wanted) and Ennis Esmer (Miss Sloane).
Clara is the story of astronomer Issac Bruno (played by Adams), a man obsessed with finding extraterrestrial life while his personal life collapses around him. Enter Clara (played by Bellisario), a young, "spirited" research assistant. As Clara brings more balance to Issac's life, the two work together to uncover a "profound scientific discovery." What do you think: aliens or no?
It sounds a bit like Contact, with a dash of Arrival thrown in. The recent success of...
Has Arrival ushered in a new era of quieter science fiction film? Clara is the next to head into production...
Suits' Patrick J Adams and Pretty Little Liars' Troian Bellisario are teaming up for a quiet science fiction drama. The real-life couple will star in Clara, a debut feature from writer-director Akash Sherman. According to Deadline, Clara will also star Kristin Hager (Wanted) and Ennis Esmer (Miss Sloane).
Clara is the story of astronomer Issac Bruno (played by Adams), a man obsessed with finding extraterrestrial life while his personal life collapses around him. Enter Clara (played by Bellisario), a young, "spirited" research assistant. As Clara brings more balance to Issac's life, the two work together to uncover a "profound scientific discovery." What do you think: aliens or no?
It sounds a bit like Contact, with a dash of Arrival thrown in. The recent success of...
- 3/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Suits star Patrick J. Adams and Pretty Little Liars' Troian Bellisario are set to star in sci-fi drama Clara, a feature pic written and directed by newcomer Akash Sherman. Kristen Hager (Wanted) and Ennis Esmer (Miss Sloane) round out the cast in the title, which has already begun production in Toronto. Ari Lantos, who produced Remember and Barney's Version, produces. Clara tells the story of Issac Bruno (Adams), as astronomer obsessed with searching the cosmos…...
- 3/6/2017
- Deadline
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2017 including "Dark Matter", "Designated Survivor", "Killjoys" and a whole lot more:
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Christmas Inheritance
TV Movie
Christmas Inheritance Productions Inc.
Prod.: David Anselmo
Dir.: Ernie Barbarash
Mar 13 - Apr 07/17
Clara
Feature
Serendipity Point Films Inc.
Dir.: Akash Sherman
Mar 6 – Mar 31/17
Condor Season 1
TV Series
T5 Condor Productions Inc.
Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling
Dir.: Various
Apr 24 - Aug 15/17
Dark Matter Season 3
TV Series
Prodigy Entertainment Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie
Dir.: Various
Nov 18/16 - Apr 13/17
Designated Survivor
Season 1
TV Series
Designated 1 Ltd.
Exec. Prod.: David Guggenheim
Dir.: various
July 25/16 - Apr 30/17 Tbc
Killjoys Season 3
TV Series
Season III Productions Ltd.
Prod.: Lena Cordina
Exec. Prod.: Karen Troubetzkoy, Michelle Lovretta
Dir.
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Christmas Inheritance
TV Movie
Christmas Inheritance Productions Inc.
Prod.: David Anselmo
Dir.: Ernie Barbarash
Mar 13 - Apr 07/17
Clara
Feature
Serendipity Point Films Inc.
Dir.: Akash Sherman
Mar 6 – Mar 31/17
Condor Season 1
TV Series
T5 Condor Productions Inc.
Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling
Dir.: Various
Apr 24 - Aug 15/17
Dark Matter Season 3
TV Series
Prodigy Entertainment Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie
Dir.: Various
Nov 18/16 - Apr 13/17
Designated Survivor
Season 1
TV Series
Designated 1 Ltd.
Exec. Prod.: David Guggenheim
Dir.: various
July 25/16 - Apr 30/17 Tbc
Killjoys Season 3
TV Series
Season III Productions Ltd.
Prod.: Lena Cordina
Exec. Prod.: Karen Troubetzkoy, Michelle Lovretta
Dir.
- 3/1/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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