Little Death is a 2024 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jack Begert in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Begert and Dani Goffstein. It stars David Schwimmer, Gaby Hoffmann, Karl Glusman, Dominic Fike, Talia Ryder, Jena Malone and Sante Bentivoglio. Darren Aronofsky serves as a producer under his Protozoa Pictures banner.

Little Death
Directed byJack Begert
Written by
  • Dani Goffstein
  • Jack Begert
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Ripley
Edited byJake Torchin
Production
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Release date
  • January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) (Sundance)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024 and won the NEXT Innovator Award.[2]

Premise

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The life of a bitter and misogynistic TV writer intersects with the story of two addicts on an odyssey trying to find a stolen backpack.

Cast

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Production

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In July 2022, it was announced David Schwimmer, Dominic Fike and Talia Ryder had joined the cast of the film, with Jack Begert making his directorial debut from a screenplay he wrote alongside Dani Goffstein, and Darren Aronofsky set to produce under his Protozoa Pictures banner, alongside Sam Canter of Psycho Films and Andy Cohen of AC Films, his first venture into narrative film from documentary.

Release

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Little Death premiered in the Next section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Little Death". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 6, 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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