CAROLINA CAROLINE
Section: Centrepiece
Director: Adam Carter Rehmeier
Screenwriter: Tom Dean
Logline: With the soulful appeal of the Jonathan Edwards song that shares its name, Carolina Caroline is a sweet, slick road movie about a woman yearning to find herself. Finding love instead, she starts robbing banks.
Panelists: Adam Carter Rehmeier, Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner.
Key Quote: “So Kyle and I met like as Oliver and Caroline on this. And that was just so much fun, because I quickly realized, ‘Oh, he’s a similar actor to me. I can throw different things at him, and he’ll catch it and throw it back.’ And we kind of had this back and forth. And there was just really great chemistry. And after that day, I was just so excited to keep working with these ding-a-lings! It was really interesting prepping for her, because there was such a sweet naivety to her that was just so curious. But then also this really dark longing to know who she is and where she came from, and what does it mean, looking for purpose in life? She sees a way out of her stagnant life through this young, beautiful man, and that just really appealed to me. There was this like brightness and this levity as well as this dark underbelly. I liked how well-rounded she was it.” – Samara Weaving.
Sales Agent: FilmNation Entertainment (international); Verve Ventures, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), United Talent Agency (UTA) (U.S.)
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