‘Matt And Mara’ Starring Matt Johnson Opens at IFC Next Month – First Trailer

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first official look at Kazik Radwanski’s Matt And Mara starring Matt Johnson ( Blackberry ) and Deragh Campbell ( Anne at 13000 Ft), which opens September 13 at the IFC Center in New York.

The film, which debuted at this year’s Berlinale, follows Mara (Deragh Campbell), a young creative writing professor who reunites with Matt (Matt Johnson), a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past. A chance encounter threatens to spin her life in a thrilling new direction. Bonded by their history and shared interests, the two grow closer, while Mara contends with her strained marriage to an experimental musician. When her husband unexpectedly cancels plans to drive Mara to a conference out of town, Matt accompanies her instead and the pressure in their undefined relationship slowly builds.

Matt And Mara is Kazik Radwanski’s fourth film. His previous credits include Anne At 13,000 FT (2019), which premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association. He also directed Tower (2012), which had its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival, and How Heavy This Hammer (2015), which had its international premiere at Berlin. Radwanski is also the co-founder of Toronto-based production company MDFF and teaches as a full-time Professor at Humber’s Film and Television Production program.

The Matt And Mara cast also features Mounir Al Shami, Emma Healy, Avery Nayman, and Marlowe Granados. The producers are Dan Montgomery and Candice Napoleone. Associate Producers are Nikolay Michaylov and Samantha Chater. Exec producers are Neil Mathieson, Matthew Miller, Matt Johnson, Kazik Radwanski, and Dan Montgomery. Cinema Guild is handling U.S. distribution.

Check out the trailer above.

Source: Deadline