Project Detail

Sontag

Synopsis

Four chapters in the tumultuous life of the celebrated and controversial 20th century US intellectual, writer, philosopher and political activist Susan Sontag, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography 'Sontag: Her Life' by Ben Moser.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Director
Kirsten Johnson
Producer
Gabrielle Tana
Screenwriter
Kirsten Johnson (screenwriter), Lisa Kron (screenwriter), Ben Moser (based on the biography by)
Principal cast
Kristen Stewart

Production Status

Production Company

Brouhaha Entertainment

99 Kenton Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA3 0AN

Sales Company

FilmNation Entertainment

150 West 22nd Street, 9th Floor
New York
NY 10011
USA

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