Project Detail

Passing

Synopsis

PASSING follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2021 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Journey

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 min
Director
Rebecca Hall 1st Feature
Producer
Nina Yang, Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Forest Whitaker
Executive Producer
Lauren Dark, David Gendron, Yvonne Huff, Ali Jazayeri, Oren Moverman, Dori A. Rath, Jospeh Restaino, Angela Robinson, Brenda J. Robinson
Screenwriter
Rebecca Hall (screenplay), Nella Larsen (novel)
Principal cast
Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Alexander Skarsgård

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Flat Five Productions (US), Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions (US), Picture Films (CA) production in association with Film4 (UK), Gamechanger Films (US), Sweet Tomato Films (US), TGCK Partners (KR), XRM Media (US)

Sales Company

Endeavor Content

100 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1HB

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