Array Releasing Acquires Directorial Debuts From Two South Asian Women Filmmakers; ‘Definition Please’ by Sujata Day And ‘Donkeyhead’ by Agram Darshi
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Array Releasing has acquired two new feature films from emerging South Asian female directors: Agam Darshi’s Donkeyhead, and Sujata Day’s Definition Please.
The company has acquired distribution rights to both films in the U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand, with the additional territory of Canada for Definition Please.
Both films will debut January 21 on Netflix. “Array Releasing is proud to distribute the work of Sujata Day and Agam Darshi, two promising South Asian women filmmakers who both wrote, directed and star in their directorial debuts,” Array president Tilane Jones said. “Definition Please and Donkeyhead beautifully showcase the dynamic talent of their creators while sharing the oftentimes humorous dynamics of tradition and culture that film lovers of all kinds can relate to, appreciate and celebrate.”Definition Please follows Monica (Day), a former Scripps spelling bee champion who must reconcile with her estranged brother when he returns home to help care for their sick mother.
The film stars, and is written, produced and directed by Day, and also features Ritesh Rajan (Russian Doll), Anna Khaja (The Walking Dead: World Beyond), Jake Choi (Single Parents) and Lalaine (Lizzie McGuire), with LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow) and Maya Kapoor.
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