Drift
U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Chen
Screenplay by
  • Susanne Farrell
  • Alexander Maksik
Based onA Marker To Measure Drift
by Alexander Maksik
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCrystel Fournier
Edited byHoping Chen
Music byRé Olunuga
Production
companies
Release date
  • 22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Greece
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Drift is a 2023 drama film directed by Anthony Chen from a screenplay by Susanne Farrell and Alexander Maksik. It is based on the novel A Marker To Measure Drift by Maksik. A French, British and Greek co-production, it is Chen's first English-language feature. The film stars Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Ibrahima Ba, Honor Swinton Byrne, Zainab Jah and Suzy Bemba. Drift had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2023. It was featured at the 54th IFFI 2023, where it won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal-Special Mention for Best Film on peace and inter-cultural dialogue.[2]

Plot summary

The film follows Jacqueline, a Liberian refugee, who flees to a Greek island and develops a friendship with an American tour guide while coping with her past.

Cast

Production

Drift is a co-production between France's Paradise City Films, Greece's Heretic and the United Kingdom's Fortyninesixty, in association with Cor Cordium, Edith's Daughter and Giraffe Pictures, and is financed by Sunac Culture and Aim Media, Lauran Bromley's Ages LLC, the UK Global Screen Fund, and the Greek Film Center, with additional support from the Creative Europe Media European Program. United Talent Agency handles North American rights on the film.[3]

Principal photography in Greece concluded in May 2022.[4][3]

Release

Drift had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in the Premieres section on 22 January 2023.[5] In April 2023, Utopia acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 65% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Program Guide 2023 Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Winners at IFFI54". Press Information Bureau. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Wiseman, Andreas (20 May 2022). "Cynthia Erivo To Star In & Produce Anthony Chen's 'Drift' With 'Call Me By Your Name' & 'Nomadland' Producers; Alia Shawkat Co-Stars — Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Director Anthony Chen's first English-language feature film Drift to premiere at Sundance in January | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (9 December 2022). "Memento International Adds Sundance-Bound 'Fremont' by Babak Jalali to Prestige Arthouse Sales Roster (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (25 April 2023). "Cynthia Erivo's Sundance Drama 'Drift' Sells to Utopia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Drift". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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