EXCLUSIVE: Cinetic Media has signed Aaron Schimberg and Vanessa McDonnell, the filmmaker and producer behind the darkly comedic psychological thriller A Different Man, for management across all media in a competitive situation.
World premiering at Sundance 2024 before going on to play Berlin, A Different Man from A24 stars Sebastian Stan as Edward, an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to transform his appearance. As Edward’s new dream face turns into a nightmare, he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Schimberg wrote and directed the film, which will open at Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art’s New Directors/New Films next week. The cast includes Adam Pearson and Renate Reinsve, with Christine Vachon, McDonnell, and Gabriel Mayers as producers.
Schimberg’s previous feature, Chained for Life, received critical acclaim and was released by Kino Lorber. His debut feature, Go Down Death, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival and was released by Factory25.
McDonnell has produced all of Schimberg’s films under their banner Grand Motel Films. She has also worked on projects such as Collective: Unconscious and The Eyeslicer.
Other clients of Cinetic Media include Richard Linklater, David Gordon Green, Todd Haynes, Killer Films, and more.
Schimberg and McDonnell are also represented by CAA and Carlos K. Goodman at Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.
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