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

Genre

Woman Director Black

Production Status

Complete

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)

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