{"id":15271,"date":"2022-05-18T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T13:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15271"},"modified":"2022-05-18T15:55:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T13:55:28","slug":"international-distribution-inked-for-next-roodt-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/05\/18\/international-distribution-inked-for-next-roodt-film\/","title":{"rendered":"International Distribution Inked For Next Roodt Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gravel Road Distribution Group secures global sales rights for \u201cGreytown Girl\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Biopic romantic drama by Oscar nominated director Darrell Roodt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darrell Roodt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of production commencing in South Africa later this year, Gravel Road Distribution Group <\/em><\/strong>has secured international sales rights with producer Rani Sitaram, for upcoming feature film Greytown Girl<\/em><\/strong>. The biopic romantic drama, which was penned by Sitaram and Rose Cortes, will be directed by Oscar\u00ae\u00a0 nominated Darrell Roodt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rani Sitaram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The film tells the true story of a small town South African girl, Meena, who was abandoned as a baby with physical limitations, and goes on to build her life with tremendous bravery. Through the romance of letter writing, she falls in love and a cross-continental love story begins. Greytown Girl<\/em><\/strong> is initially set in 1960s Apartheid South Africa and builds up to the liberation of the nation as well as Meena\u2019s self realisation and self-love. The intimate story is punctuated by South Africa\u2019s climax as a democracy which underpins the narrative with a distinct layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I love most about Greytown Girl<\/em><\/strong> is its authenticity. You can hear the characters come to life on every page, said director Darrell Roodt. \u201cThis is because Meena’s story is a true story, and so are the characters in it. They steeped in culture, which provides depth and richness beyond the image\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI chose to partner with a distributor with a proven track record of supporting diverse voices, supporting the feminine, and that provides sustainable success to films in the marketplace,\u201d said Rani Sitaram, producer of Greytown Girl. \u201cGravel Road is the leading distribution company on the continent and a beautiful story like Greytown Girl<\/em><\/strong> deserves the best team,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIncluding powerful themes of resilience, fear, courage, sisterhood, sacrifice, self-identity and empowerment and discrimination, Greytown Girl<\/em><\/strong> will have broad global appeal, particularly to female audiences\u201d said Benjamin Cowley, CEO Gravel Road Distribution Group. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to taking this premium local production to the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The production boasts a multi-ethnic group of characters and is based in the vibrant South African context, creating a rich tone. Casting is currently under way. Production is scheduled to commence in July 2022, with theatrical and VOD release set for 2023. Gravel Road will manage international sales, and distribution across Africa.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gravel Road Distribution Group secures global sales rights for \u201cGreytown Girl\u201d Biopic romantic drama by Oscar nominated director Darrell Roodt Ahead of production commencing in South Africa later this year, Gravel Road Distribution Group has secured international sales rights with producer Rani Sitaram, for upcoming feature film Greytown Girl. The biopic romantic drama, which was… Continue reading International Distribution Inked For Next Roodt Film<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}