7:01 PM PST 01/30/2021
by
Mia Galuppo
The US dramatic league title stars Clifton Collins, Jr., Molly Parker and Moises Arias.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the Sundance drama Jockey.
The US dramatic league title starring Clifton Collins, Jr., Molly Parker and Moises Arias, and was the directorial debut for Clint Bentley.
The logline reads, “An aging jockey (Collins) is hoping to win one last title before his longtime trainer (Parker), who has acquired a seemingly champion horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken its toll. to pursue his lifelong passion is questioned, and the arrival of a young aspiring rider (Arias), who claims to be his son, whom he takes under his wing, further complicates the path to fulfilling his dream. “
Bentley directed from a script he co-wrote with Greg Kwedar. Logan Cormier and Colleen Hartnett also star.
Bentley, Kwedar and Nancy Schafer produced the film. Larry Kalas, Larry Kelly, Linda and Jon Halbert, Cheryl and Walt Penn, Genevieve and Mark Crozier executive produced with Cindy and John Greenwood, Ann Grimes, Jay Old, Benjamin Fuqua, Jordy Wax and Collins Jr.
ICM Partners negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers, with the international sale being handled by Films Boutique.