ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES LAURA LINNEY AND WOODY HARRELSON, ALONGSIDE THE RISING STAR NICO PARKER, STARRED IN LAURA CHINN DEBUT FILM.
Laura Chinn is making her debut directorial feature film inspired by a semi-biographical story that shares some of Chinn’s own life experiences from the early 2000s and follows a teenage girl (Parker).
Hulu Originals, a digital entertainment platform, brings an upcoming American film distributed by Searchlight Pictures starring stars Laura Linney as Kristine, Woody Harrelson as Paul and the rising star Nico Parker as Doris. The other co-stars include Ella Anderson, Daniella Taylor, Amarr and Ariel Martin.
Producers of the film exclusive are Jeremy Plager, Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy and Oly Obst.
The film’s premiere is scheduled for January 21 at the Sundance Film Festival, followed by a streaming release in the United States on February 9.
In the trailer, Parker plays the role of Doris, a teenage girl incapable of catching people’s attention towards herself. The audacious mother (Linney) is preoccupied with caring for Doris’ sick brother, who is suffering from severe illness. Despite her family’s problems, Doris wants to live a normal life. Her mother leaves the home to stay with her son at Suncoast, leaving Doris to live alone. During her mother’s absence, she invites friends over and tries to act like everything is normal, but soon, it is shown that things get out of control.
Later, Dories strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist, Paul (Woody Harrelson), who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time. Paul mentored and comforted her through tough times.
Watch the Official trailer Suncoast: