Project Detail

I Kill Giants

Synopsis

Life is not easy for our young Barbara Thorson. Defiant, precocious, outspoken, and a loner, Barbara relates more to the make-believe world of Dungeons & Dragons. At home, she makes life difficult for her older sister, Karen, who is responsible for taking care of her and her brother. At school, psychologist Mrs. Mollé takes an interest in Barbara's increasingly worrisome behaviour. As she deals with loss and bullying, Barbara's imagined life begins spilling into her real one and she becomes obsessed with what she sees as her quest: killing giants. It's only when she's forced to face the truth and overcome her fears that Barbara is able to confront her demons.
Based on the Man of Action Graphic Novel 'I Kill Giants' created by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Discovery and TIFF Kids - World premiere

Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Features
Running time: 104 mins
Director: Anders Walter 1st Feature
Producer: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Kyle Franke, Nick Spicer, Kim Magnusson, Adrian Politowski, Joe Kelly, Martin Metz
Executive Producer: Mark Radcliffe, Michelle Miller, Justin Nappi, Johanna Hogan, Nadia Khamlichi, Gilles Waterkeyn, James Gibb, Gordon Pugh
Editor: Lars Wissing
Screenwriter: Joe Kelly (graphic novel, screenplay)
Director of Photography: Rasmus Heise
Production Designer: Susie Cullen
Composer: Laurent Perez Del Mar
Principal cast: Madison Wolfe, Imogen Poots, Zoe Saldana

Genre

Action Horror Children’s Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, BE, US coproduction

Umedia (UK, BE), 1492 Pictures (US), Treehouse Pictures (US), XYZ Films (US), Adonais Films, Having Me Films (), Parallel Films (IE),

Umedia

83-84 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9NG

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Sales Company

XYZ Films

3103-B, South La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles
CA 90016
USA

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