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Carrie Pilby (film)

Carrie Pilby
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Directed by Susan Johnson
Produced by
Written by
Based on Carrie Pilby
by Caren Lissner
Starring
Music by Michael Penn
Cinematography Gonzalo Amat
Edited by Phillip J. Bartell
Production
company
Braveart Films
Distributed by The Orchard
Release date
  • September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (TIFF)
  • March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Carrie Pilby is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Susan Johnson and written by Kara Holden and Dean Craig, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Caren Lissner. The film stars Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, Gabriel Byrne, Jason Ritter, William Moseley, Vanessa Bayer, and Colin O'Donoghue. Principal photography on the film began on December 14, 2015 in New York City.

It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be released in a limited release on March 31, 2017, before being released through video on demand on April 4, 2017, by The Orchard.

On June 17, 2013, it was announced that Braveart Films' producer Susan Johnson would make her directorial debut with the adaptation of the coming-of-age novel Carrie Pilby written by Caren Lissner, and the film would be produced by Suzanne Farwell and Susan Cartsonis of Storefront Pictures.Hailee Steinfeld was previously attached to play the titular role in the film, whose script was written by Kara Holden and Dean Craig. Steinfeld dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by indie film star Bel Powley. Articles about the film noted its largely female production team, female head writer and female director.


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