{"id":9004,"date":"2018-09-28T13:08:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/filmrise-rep-mountain-rest-north-america\/"},"modified":"2018-09-28T13:08:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:08:45","slug":"filmrise-to-rep-mountain-rest-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/filmrise-to-rep-mountain-rest-in-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"FilmRise to Rep Mountain Rest in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"
FilmRise has picked up the exclusive North American distribution rights for Mountain Rest<\/em>, which marks Alex O Eaton\u2019s directorial debut.<\/p>\n The film, written and directed by Eaton, stars Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things<\/em>) in the lead role, alongside Frances Conroy (American Horror Story<\/em>,\u00a0The Tale<\/em>), Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom<\/em>) and Kate Lyn Sheil (Brigsby Bear<\/em>, House of Cards<\/em>). FilmRise plans to release Mountain Rest<\/em> in late 2018.<\/p>\n Mountain Rest<\/em> tells the story of\u00a0aging actress Ethel (Conroy), as she gathers together her estranged daughter, Frankie (Sheil), and granddaughter, Clara (Dyer), at her remote cabin in the mountains for a weekend of reconciliation.<\/p>\n \u201cAlex O Eaton has crafted an unconventional family reunion drama with a unique, Lynchian sensibility beyond her years,\u201d said Danny Fisher, the CEO of FilmRise. \u201cWith\u00a0Mountain Rest<\/em>, she has already established herself as a filmmaker to watch. We are thrilled to bring Alex\u2019s feature debut to audiences everywhere this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Eaton added, \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to have FilmRise release my first film,\u00a0Mountain Rest<\/em>. I\u2019ve been so excited by the films they\u2019ve put out in the last few years; their support and passion for independent film is clear. I really feel honored to be partnering with them to show the world a film that is so dear to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FilmRise has picked up the exclusive North American distribution rights for Mountain Rest, which marks Alex O Eaton\u2019s directorial debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":9005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1224,1925],"class_list":["post-9004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-filmrise","tag-mountain-rest"],"yoast_head":"\n