Project Detail

Zero Intention of Living Quietly

Ellie Jim & Adam Pearson

Synopsis

Defined for much of his life by other people's perceptions of his visible difference, actor Adam Pearson finds a new sense of possibility when he meets Ellie, a teenage girl living with the same genetic condition. As their unlikely friendship inspires Adam to confront the rules he's built to protect himself, he returns to the big screen and discovers that the hero he's been searching for may be himself.
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2026
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 min
Director
Edward Lovelace
Producer
John Battsek, Sarah Thomson, Fleur Nieddu, Edward Lovelace, Howard T. Owens, Ben Silverman
Co-Producer
Lottie Allen
Executive Producer
James Packer, Kerstin Emhoff, Ali Brown, Tim Murray, Drew Buckley, Isabel San Vargas, Taylor Levin
Editor
Julian Hart, Nic Zimmermann, David Charap
Director of Photography
Ruben Woodin Dechamps
Sound
Kiff McManus
Composer
Stephen Rennicks, Hugh Drumm
Principal cast
Adam Pearson, Ellie Jim

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Ventureland

4th Floor, 25 Store St,
London, WC1E 7BL

Sales Company

Cinetic Media

26 Broadway, 14th Floor

New York, NY 10004


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