SA movie secures US distribution deal

Leading Lady, the latest title from Dark Matter Studios, achieved exactly that within three weeks before its SA theatrical release on 28 November 2014. After a very successful reception at the Seattle International Film Festival, the producers swiped their credit cards to go kick down the doors in LA. The City of Angels hosts more than 10 million hopefuls, with a tiny percentage that ever get to see their films on the big screen, yet the South African spirit prevailed.

Leading Lady Producers look back at the challenging road to attain a summer holiday release in The Land of Free and the Home of the Brave, they remember their twenty-four hour pursuit in motels, hotels and youth hostels around the globe to give this film the opportunities it truly deserves.

Leading Lady was represented by Jon Bonnell from Summer Hill Films and the USA rights were sold to Free Style releasing - a reputable distribution company in the USA behind mini and major studio films.

Leading Lady tells the story of an idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, who persuades an initial reserved and rather dour South African farmer, Kobus Willemse, to prepare her for the role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return, Jodi undertakes to organize and direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm.

Jodis interaction with the quirky small-town citizens and stubborn Kobus teaches her that there is more to life than lights, camera action! Or is there ?

Leading Lady, staring Jurassic Worlds Katie McGrath and South African Alpha Boer, Bok van Blerk, will release in South Africa on 28 November 2014 and, as from today, in the USA summer holiday in 2015.

Other territories are now hot on the Leading Lady trail to syndicate the rights for their respective countries.

A Proudly South Africa film meets the World!

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