Andy Sorgie knew he had finally found his passion project when he read Paul Kix’s 2017 GQ feature “The Accidental Get Away Driver,” the true story of Long Ma, an elderly driver-for-hire in Orange County whose life was unexpectedly upended one night when his passengers turned out to be convicts on the run from a recent prison escape. What sounds like a crime thriller is actually a surprising tale of lonely men marginalized by society and their own choices, and the ability to find redemption and chosen family in the most unlikely of places.
“It’s about a group of people that you don’t really see shown in media too often,” says Sorgie, vice president of film at Kimberly Steward’s K Period Media. “I was always looking at it like, ‘How do we tell [Ma’s] story and make sure that he has a voice in it?’ He’s not...
“It’s about a group of people that you don’t really see shown in media too often,” says Sorgie, vice president of film at Kimberly Steward’s K Period Media. “I was always looking at it like, ‘How do we tell [Ma’s] story and make sure that he has a voice in it?’ He’s not...
- 1/21/2023
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Corey Deshon’s debut cult thriller screens in the market.
Yellow Veil Pictures has struck a North American deal here on its market title Daughter starring Casper Van Dien with Dark Star Pictures.
Corey Deshon’s debut cult thriller screens in the market today [Monday 23] at 9.30am and centres on a young woman inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter.
As Daughter navigates through this twisted family dynamic coping with the loss of her own freedom, dark secrets about the past are revealed, leading to even darker implications about the future.
Starring alongside Dien are Elyse Dinh, Ian Alexander and Vivien Ngô.
Yellow Veil Pictures has struck a North American deal here on its market title Daughter starring Casper Van Dien with Dark Star Pictures.
Corey Deshon’s debut cult thriller screens in the market today [Monday 23] at 9.30am and centres on a young woman inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter.
As Daughter navigates through this twisted family dynamic coping with the loss of her own freedom, dark secrets about the past are revealed, leading to even darker implications about the future.
Starring alongside Dien are Elyse Dinh, Ian Alexander and Vivien Ngô.
- 5/23/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired world sales rights to Corey Deshon’s debut feature Daughter and will introduce the project to buyers in Cannes later this month. Casper Van Dien, Elyse Dinh, Ian Alexander and Vivien Ngô star in the pic about a young woman inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter.
Daughter is the first feature from writer/director Deshon, writer and consulting producer on the third season of ABC’s A Million Little Things and writer on the upcoming Netflix political thriller series The Night Agent.
Van Dien (Starship Troopers) plays Father, Dinh (HBO’s Watchmen) is Mother. Alexander plays Brother and Ngô (Queen Sugar) marks her first feature lead turn as the titular Daughter.
Described as a collaborative effort by Deshon and Ngô to challenge the confines of what creators of color...
Daughter is the first feature from writer/director Deshon, writer and consulting producer on the third season of ABC’s A Million Little Things and writer on the upcoming Netflix political thriller series The Night Agent.
Van Dien (Starship Troopers) plays Father, Dinh (HBO’s Watchmen) is Mother. Alexander plays Brother and Ngô (Queen Sugar) marks her first feature lead turn as the titular Daughter.
Described as a collaborative effort by Deshon and Ngô to challenge the confines of what creators of color...
- 5/5/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Ian Alexander (The Oa), Vivien Ngô (Queen Sugar), Elyse Dinh (Watchmen) and Megan Le (Medical Police) have joined the indie thriller Daughter from writer and director Corey Deshon.
Marking the feature film debut for Deshon, Daughter is described as dark and surrealistic and follows a young woman who is inducted into a bizarre family to live as their new surrogate daughter.
Daughter is a co-production between Deshon’s Thirteenth Floor Pictures and the recently launched Paris and La-based production company, OneWorld Entertainment (Owe). Deshon and Ngô also produce alongside Tracy Chitupatham, Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright and Jes Vu. Matt Bradley and Laurent Fumeron will serve as executive producers.
Deshon’s script By Any Other Name was an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist. His script When the Desert Was Home was also a Semi-Finalist in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition.
In addition to the cult...
Marking the feature film debut for Deshon, Daughter is described as dark and surrealistic and follows a young woman who is inducted into a bizarre family to live as their new surrogate daughter.
Daughter is a co-production between Deshon’s Thirteenth Floor Pictures and the recently launched Paris and La-based production company, OneWorld Entertainment (Owe). Deshon and Ngô also produce alongside Tracy Chitupatham, Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright and Jes Vu. Matt Bradley and Laurent Fumeron will serve as executive producers.
Deshon’s script By Any Other Name was an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist. His script When the Desert Was Home was also a Semi-Finalist in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition.
In addition to the cult...
- 3/10/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.