Cinedigm Acquires North American Rights to the Inspirational Dramedy Miss Arizona
May 23 2019 - 9:15AM
Female empowerment, friendship and inclusion are front and center
in MISS ARIZONA, a potent dramedy for the times. Following
festival play, where it captured the Audience Award for Best
Narrative Feature at the 2018 Bentonville Film Festival, the drama
was acquired by Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) for U.S. and Canadian
distribution. Melody Fowler, Vice-President of Acquisitions,
completed the deal on behalf of Cinedigm.
Rose Raynes (Johanna Braddy) was crowned Miss Arizona - 15 years
ago. Now a bored housewife trapped in a less-than-ideal
marriage, Rose accepts an invitation to teach a life skills class
at a women’s shelter. Digging out the relics of her pageant
queen past, Rose attempts to share her platform speech with a room
of four disinterested women dodging abusive exes. But when trouble
shows up at the shelter, what the women really need is for Rose’s
shiny SUV to get them out of Dodge. The five embark on a wild
all-night adventure through L.A.’s darkest streets and wildest drag
club as the women fight to survive, and in so doing, discover what
they need most.
Writer-director-producer Autumn McAlpin follows up the Danny
Glover vehicle Waffle Street (which she co-wrote and produced) with
MISS ARIZONA, her feature-length debut. Propelled by the
Women’s March in fall 2016, McAlpin wrote the script quickly,
saying, “At a time that strong women’s voices are needed, I’m eager
to contribute to the conversation with the hope that Miss Arizona
will empower those who need it most.” McAlpin is joined by
DeAnna Cooper, award-winning producer and film industry veteran
with over twenty years under her belt. McAlpin and Cooper
worked together to assemble a cast and crew that were over 70%
women and/or people of color as well as putting together an
impressive all-female soundtrack with hits by musicians including
P!nk, Lorde, Shania Twain, Donna Summer, MILCK, Kacey Musgraves and
more, all of whom loved the pro-women message of the film.
Joining Quantico’s Johanna Braddy (“unReal,” “Greek”), the
talented ensemble cast includes Robyn Lively (“Gortimer Gibbons,”
Teen Witch), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (“Nashville,” Fletch), Otmara
Marrero (Crackle’s “Startup”) and Shoniqua Shandai (“I am the
Night,” “People Just Do Nothing”). Steve Guttenberg (Lez
Bomb, “Ballers”), Missi Pyle (Ma, Nobody’s Fool) as well as Willam
and Ginger Minj of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star in supporting
roles.
“With humor, emotion and attitude to spare, MISS ARIZONA shines
an important light on social issues and aims to give a voice to
women and other marginalized groups,” said Fowler. “Featuring
a vibrant ensemble of actresses and stellar direction from Autumn,
the film delivers a rousing message of female empowerment,
friendship and inclusion that’s both fun and inspiring for
audiences.”
MISS ARIZONA was produced by DeAnna Cooper and McAlpin,
co-produced by Michelle Lang, John Davidson and Mike Angus, and
executive producer Michael McAlpin.
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