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WEEK IN WOMEN: Kristin Scott Thomas’ MY MOTHER’S WEDDING opens in August- Brandy McDonnell reports

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 Brandy McDonnell emily beecham, John Micklethwait, kristin scott thomas, My Mother's Wedding, North Star, Peter Jarowey, scarlett johansson, sienna miller, the week in women, twiw, Vertical

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas’ directorial debut, My Mother’s Wedding, will open in theaters August 8, almost two years after it had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Inspired by her own family history, Scott Thomas co-wrote the film with her husband, John Micklethwait. She also co-stars.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Sophie Barthes’ POD GENERATION set for Theatrical Release – Brandy McDonnell reports

May 11, 2023May 12, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Roadside Attractions, sophie barthes, sundance film festival, The Pod Generation, the week in women, twiw, Vertical

Marking their sixth collaboration, Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired North American rights to Sophie Barthes’ futuristic fable The Pod Generation, which won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize winner at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Barthes’ third feature film is set in the near future world where AI is all the rage and technology has trumped nature in nearly every aspect of life,