Sony Pictures Classics Takes Directors Fortnight Film \u2018The Rider\u2019 While visiting the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota for her first feature \u201cSongs My Brothers Taught Me\u201d Zhao connected with a group of Lakota cowboys including Brady Jandreau and wrote \u201cThe Rider\u201d around Brady\u2019s tragic and ultimately universal story…<\/b>
\nSony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Eastern Europe to Chloe\u0301 Zhao\u2019s \u201cThe Rider\u201d at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Written and directed by Zhao (\u201cSongs My Brothers Taught Me\u201d) , \u201cThe Rider\u201d premiered in Directors\u2019 Fortnight to critical acclaim. The film marks Zhao\u2019s second feature to be selected for the Directors\u2019 Fortnight.
While visiting the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota for her first feature \u201cSongs My Brothers Taught Me\u201d Zhao connected with a group of Lakota cowboys including Brady Jandreau and wrote \u201cThe Rider\u201d around Brady\u2019s tragic and ultimately universal story.
Based on his a true story, \u201cThe Rider\u201d stars breakout Brady Jandreau as a once rising star of the rodeo circuit warned that his competition days are over after a tragic riding accident. Back home, Brady finds himself wondering what he has to live for when he can no longer do what gives him a sense of purpose: to ride and compete. In an attempt to regain control of his fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and tries to redefine his idea of what it means to be a man in the heartland of America. Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott and Cat Clifford also star.
Said Chloe\u0301 Zhao, \u201cThe films Sony Pictures Classics has distributed throughout the years have been of great inspiration to me. I\u2019 m very excited to find such a great home for The Rider.\u201d
\u201cThe Rider is a real find, a fresh, authentic American movie. Watching it with an audience is a transformative experience. Chlo\u00e9 Zhao is a new master of the medium. We are excited to be bringing \u2018The Rider\u2019 to the public.\u201d said Sony Pictures Classics.
\u201cThe Rider\u201d is produced by Zhao\u2019s Highwayman Films, Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche of Caviar Films, and Mollye Asher. Caviar\u2019s Michael Sagol and Jasper Thomlinson serve as executive producers.
Chloe\u0301 Zhao is the Chinese writer, director and producer whose 2015 feature debut \u201cSongs My Brothers Taught Me\u201d premiered in US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival followed by its Directors\u2019 Fortnight selection. The film was nominated for three 2016 Independent Spirit Awards.
The deal was negotiated between Protagonist Pictures and WME with SPC.
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