New Feature Written by FILM FEST KNOX Co-Founder Announced February 15, 2024 Strawweight will mark the feature directorial debut of James M. Johnston. A longtime collaborator of David Lowery, Johnston produced and directed second unit for The Green Knight, The Old Man and the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, and the upcoming Mother Mary for A24 and is part of the Sailor Bear collective with Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. He also directed second unit for Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy and Netflix’s Last Letter From Your Lover.The Strawweight script was written by Paul Harrill from a story by Johnston and Harrill, and will be produced by Lars Knudsen of Square Peg (Hereditary, The Northman, Dream Scenario), Lowery and Halbrooks of Sailor Bear (A Ghost Story, The Green Knight), and Patrick Newall (Extraction, The Gray Man).Read more at Variety In Brief, News Related Posts FILM FEST KNOX Award Winner to Have Theatrical ReleaseJune 3, 2024 Winner of the 2023 Jury Prize in our Regional Competition, Mountains will be distributed by Music Box Films FILM FEST KNOX Premiere To Open at Lincoln CenterMarch 12, 2024 Restored Time of the Heathen, which had US premiere at FFK, will have a New York release in May. Sheldon Wins Top Cinematography Prize for King CoalMarch 3, 2024 Knoxville-based filmmaker takes top honor from American Society of Cinematographers.
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