Indie is executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Jeremy O. Harris
“Pet Shop Days,” the directorial debut from the Hollywood scion Olmo Schnabelhas been acquired by Utopia for theatrical distribution in North America.
In a premiere at the Venice Film Festival that just lit up SXSW, the provocative coming-of-age film stars Jack Irv, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard and Emmanuelle Seigner. Martin ScorseseJeremy O. Harris and Michel Franco (“New Order”) all serve as executive producers.
Bernal (Netflix’s “House of Flowers”) plays Alejandro, the son of a Mexican crime lord on the run from his past in New York City. There he meets Jack (Irv), a 20-something who lives with his wealthy parents Francis (Dafoe) and Diana (Seigner) while working in a pet store. In a haze of drugs and sex, Alejandro seduces Jack and drags him into the city’s crime belt.
Shot on 35mm film by Hunter Zimny @ . At the time, Variety Schnabel said he “possesses the creativity and sensitivity of a filmmaker who already seems capable of occupying the spotlight on his own.”
“I’m happy that my first feature has found a worthy home with the Utopia team,” said director Schnabel. “Utopia’s history of supporting independent film and emerging filmmakers makes me proud to be the newest member of their family and I am confident that they will help bring our project to the right audience.”
Utopia co-founder Robert Schwartzman said the film’s “provocative dynamism is not only about the iconic independent cinema of the ’90s, but it blossoms with the promise of what the future of cinema will be.” ‘author. Utopia has the pleasure of collaborating with Schnabel, Scorsese, Franco, O. Harris and the rest of the crew to amaze the public with a New York story of an original brazenness.
MeMo and Storyteller Productions are presenting the film with Twin Productions, in association with Tenderstories, 3 Marys Entertainment and ELA Films. Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Galen Core, Alex Coco, Schnabel, Gabriele Moratti and Marie Savare De Laitre are producers. Schnabel and Twin Productions are represented by FRANK PR.
The executive producers are Giovanni Corrado, Raffaella Viscardi, Moreno Zani, Malcom Pagani, Renato Ragosta, Livio Strazzera, Theo Niarchos, Aimone Ripa Di Meana, PJ Van Sandwijk, Peter Brant Jr., Franco, Reka Posta, Harris and Scorsese.
Candace Tan negotiated for Utopia with CAA Media Finance representing the filmmakers.
