« Showtime Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Cusp, from first-time feature directors Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt. Showtime plans to release the pic in
theaters later this year, ahead of its network premiere.
Set in a small military town in Texas and filmed in vérité style, Cusp follows three wild-spirited teenager girls as they live out a fever-dream summer, watching as the strictures of adolescence
clash with their growing desire for personal agency. The coming-of-age doc captures authentic moments of female friendship, while also addressing what it means to grow up in a culture of toxic
masculinity. Premiering earlier this year at Sundance, the pic earned its directors the festival’s Emerging Filmmaker Special Jury Award.
“We are thrilled to be working with Parker and Isabel, who, much like their subjects, are on their own cusp with this emotional and striking first feature,” said Malhotra. “The raw intimacy they
capture, and the stories they draw from their subjects, are incredible when you consider where they are in their careers.”
“We are honored to be partnering with Vinnie and the team at SHOWTIME to share CUSP with audiences around the world,” added Hill and
Bethencourt. “Their fearless dedication to uplifting bold and unflinching stories is inspiring. We’re forever grateful to the incredible young women who shared their lives with us, and
we hope that their bravery and strength encourage others to feel less alone and speak up.”
Cusp is produced by Zachary Luke Kislevitz (Port Authority) for Kislevitz Films, along with Hill and Bethencourt. Executive producers include Chris Columbus and
Eleanor Columbus for Maiden Voyage Pictures, Joe Plummer and Jenifer Westphal of Wavelength, and Caitlin Gold and Naomi McDougall Jones of The 51
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In Women and Hollywood the filmmakers say, “We’re forever
grateful to the incredible young women who shared their lives with us, and we hope that their bravery and strength encourage others to feel less alone and speak up.”
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