London/LA: Tuesday 29th October 2024, 16.30 GMT – Today Foton.Pictures and Rosebud Pictures are delighted to announce that their feature THE UNINVITED featuring Pedro Pascal, Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins and Rufus Sewell, will have a special worldwide preview launch on TVOD platforms from November 19th after its North American premiere at the Egyptian Theater in LA on November 15th and limited theatrical release.
Directed by Nadia Conners (The 11th Hour, Tyrant), produced by Rosie Fellner, Carlos Cuscó and Ari Taboada and starring Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight, The Handmaid’s Tale), Walton Goggins (The White Lotus, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Justified), Pedro Pascal (Gladiator II, The Last of Us, Narcos, Game of Thrones), Lois Smith (Lady Bird, Minority Report, Marjorie Prime, Five Easy Pieces), Eva De Dominici (The Cleaning Lady) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat, Scoop).
THE UNINVITED is a story about the passing of time, love, regret and aging. This comedic drama centers on Rose, a former actress now living as a stay-at-home mom, who as she prepares the house to host a party for her husband’s job an elderly woman named Helen arrives, claiming she has returned home. This unexpected encounter, along with the presence of other complicated characters from her past and present, creates a night of chaos and forces Rose to confront her insecurities and reflect on her journey as a woman. The film humorously critiques Hollywood’s beauty standards while celebrating the complexities of womanhood and explores the themes of motherhood, and self-discovery in Los Angeles.
Director Nadia Conners said: “I am eager to share this film with an audience as it has landed at aunique moment in our culture where the costs and rewards of motherhood are being explored more widely. I am encouraged by the festival audiences reaction to the story as it delves into the multiple rolls women must juggle all while losing contact with their own selfhood.
As a 54-year-old woman making her narrative directorial debut, I feel compelled to underscore that the road to this later than anticipated outing is a beautiful product of the exact struggle between worklife and homelife.
The comedy and the pathos has resonated with women and hearing the laughter and sharing in the emotion afterwards has been one of the greatest experiences of making the film. I hope that with a bigger platform the experience of the film – of feeling seen will continue to resonate.”
Producer Rosie Fellner said: “From the first read of Nadia’s script, as a working mother, I felt a deep connection to the story’s authenticity and the courage behind it. Bringing this vision to life has been a labor of love, and I am deeply grateful to Ari & Carlos and the Foton Pictures team for their unwavering support and can’t wait to share it with everyone.”
About Foton
Foton.Pictures is a Peabody and Emmy nominated content studio specialized in crafting stories and experiences with substance and meaning, for today’s globally connected audiences. We are a diverse company making content for a new mainstream. New voices and stories, new perspectives and more honest portrayals of the universal human experience. We strive to make content that speaks to all of us and that reflects our world as it is today, globalized and constantly changing.
Foton is committed to bringing meaningful and impactful stories to life, ensuring they reach audiences across every screen, every home, and every corner of the globe. With this purpose we are proud to announce the expansion of our studio with the creation of Foton.Distribution. Managing both domestic and international distribution for films, documentaries and high-end episodic content. It is part of our natural evolution as a company and reinforces our commitment to the artists, their creative process and their dedication and passion behind every project.
Notable projects include The Little Hours (Sundance 2017), starring Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, and Dave Franco; Changing the Game (Tribeca2019), a Peabody-nominated documentary; To the Stars (Sundance 2019) and Pink Skies Ahead (2020), directed by Kelly Oxford and starring Jessica Barden and Marcia Gay Harden and The Uninvited (SXSW 2024), featuring Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal, and Elizabeth Reaser.
About Rosebud Pictures
Rosebud Pictures is a London-based production company that has gained recognition across the US and European film markets for creating impactful, female-driven content. Founded by actress and producer Rosie Fellner, the company is celebrated for its storytelling that delves into the depths of human experience, often illuminated with humour.
About Carlos Enrique Cuscó
American filmmaker, media executive, entrepreneur and philanthropist of Venezuelan, Cuban and Spanish descent. Carlos is the founder and CEO of Foton., a holding company doing business at the juncture of content and technology that operates a venture firm that manages specialised investment vehicles executing opportunities in the media & entertainment space, a venture and corporate advisory business, providing insight and foresight to established media conglomerates and an Emmy and Peabody award nominated movie, television and game production studio. Carlos is also Chief Content Officer and board member at Ole Communications, content committee member for A+E Networks Latin America and NBC Universal Latin America as well as the founder of Sparks.Fund, a non-profit amplifying voices and supporting documentary filmmakers around the world.
