EXCLUSIVE : Music Box Films has picked up North American distribution rights to By Design , writer-director Amanda Kramer’s surreal body-swap comedy that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

By Design stars Oscar nominee Juliette Lewis ( Natural Born Killers ) in a dual performance as both a woman and the chair that she loves too much. Emmy-nominated Mamoudou Athie ( Kinds of Kindness ) plays opposite Lewis as Olivier, the chair’s new owner. They are joined by Samantha Mathis ( American Psycho ), Robin Tunney ( Empire Records ), Alisa Torres, Clifton Collins Jr. ( Jockey ), Udo Kier ( Swan Song ), Betty Buckley, and narrator Melanie Griffith ( Cecil B. Demented ).

Music Box Films is lining up an early 2026 release in theaters and home entertainment.

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