EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Hyde’s Sundance premiere Jimpa , starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, has locked in key deals, including to Kino Lorber for North America and Icon Film Distribution for the UK-Ireland, for Protagonist Pictures and CAA Media Finance.

Jimpa is about a mother who takes her non-binary teenager to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, with the teenager deciding they want to stay in the city for a year. This compels their mother to reconsider her beliefs about parenting.

Newcomer and Hyde’s own child, Aud Mason-Hyde, stars alongside Colman and Lithgow.

Further deals have been sealed with Bim (Italy), Spentzos (Greece), Nos Audiovisual (Portugal), Golden Scene (Hong Kong and Macao), Forum Film (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Israel) and Cinéart (Benelux)

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