‘This Closeness’ Director Kit Zauhar Adapting ‘How Should a Person Be?’ for ‘Shiva Baby’ Producer Neon Heart Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Kit Zauhar will adapt “How Should a Person Be?,” the 2010 novel from acclaimed Canadian author Sheila Heti, for the screen.
Neon Heart Productions, which previously worked with Zauhar on her second feature “This Closeness,” is developing the book. According to the logline, the film adaptation will focus on “a young artist [who] faces an early mid-life crisis when a new friendship makes her question her marriage and everything else about her current life path.” Heti is the author of eleven books to date including “Pure Colour,” “Alphabetical Diaries” and “Motherhood,” which wasshortlisted for the Giller Prize. “How Should a Person Be?
will be the first film adaptation of her work. Zauhar’s most recent film, “This Closeness,” is a relationship drama that she directed and wrote.
It premiered in theaters this week after debuting at SXSW to critical acclaim. Her feature directorial debut, “Actual People,” premiered at Locarno Film Festival and went on to play at BAMcinemaFest, Jeonju Film Festival and Taipei Film Festival, among others.
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