Slated For Day And Date Theatrical Release On October 23, 2020
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to Mark Webber’s fantasy-reality drama, THE PLACE OF NO WORDS. Starring Mark Webber (Flesh and Blood, The End of Love), Teresa Palmer (Lights Out, Hacksaw Ridge), Bodhi Palmer, Nicole Elizabeth Berger (Clover, Runt, All at Once), Eric Christian Olsen (Not Another Teen Movie, Battle of the Sexes), Sarah Wright (American Made, Walk of Shame), and Phoebe Tonkin (TV’s Bloom, The Originals), THE PLACE OF NO WORDS,a Virtuoso 2 Films production, will release in select theaters and on demand on October 23, 2020. THE PLACE OF NO WORDS, written and directed by Mark Webber and produced by Dustin Hughes, Mark Webber, Teresa Palmer, and Kai Lillie was highly received at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, The 2019 Giffoni Film Festival where it won “Best Picture” and the 2019 Munich Film Festival.
“Where do we go when we die?” A question by 3-year-old Bodhi Palmer sets a real family on an imaginative adventure that explores how we cope with dying and the love, laughter, and pain we can find within it. Bodhi starring alongside his actual mother and father (Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer) and the fairy Esmeralda, played by Berger, give rare tour-de-force performances. Told through both the eyes of a father and his young son the story moves between the authentic real world and a fantasy realm filled with mythical creatures and remarkable circumstances.
THE PLACE OF NO WORDS is the latest cinematic contribution in Webber’s avant-garde style known as “reality cinema.” His unique approach to authentic storytelling began with his first feature, Explicit Ills, where he used elements from his real life, including casting his family members. In his second feature, The End of Love, his process crystalized when he cast his two-year-old son Isaac as the lead and built the entire script around their actual father-son dynamic as a way to put real love, pain, humor and vulnerability on screen. With his critically acclaimed feature, Flesh and Blood, Webber continued imbuing his work with the most personal aspects of his life by casting his actual mother, brother, his brother’s father and his biological father (who he met on screen for only the second time in over 30 years). And now with THE PLACE OF NO WORDS he has pushed this aesthetic even further into a space audiences have rarely experienced — casting his 3-year-old son and wife Teresa Palmer along with himself as a real family facing the dying process together and the audience gets to experience the story through the eyes of their 3-year old as well as both of the parents.
“Gravitas is excited to once again be able to work with Mark Webber on his newest film THE PLACE OF NO WORDS. We believe audiences will rush to see this one-of-a-kind, magical film that is as visually gorgeous as it is emotionally deep. This is truly a one of a kind film,” said Gravitas Ventures’ Brett Rogalsky.
“I’m honored and deeply grateful to have made a film to share with audiences during this time of uncertainty, when many have experienced loss–loss of a loved one, loss of hope and loss of dreams. I believe we’re all connected in this life, connected in spirit and connected in life’s great questions, how did we all get here and where do we all go? I hope this film speaks to people’s heart, reminding us all of the importance to cherish each and every moment we have here on this planet together, united in love and wonder of the great unknown,” said Webber.
Gravitas Ventures’ Brett Rogalsky negotiated the deal with Glenn Rigberg, Rich Guay and Frederick Bimbler (Cowan deBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard).
About Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a leading all rights distributor of independent feature films and documentaries. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with talented directors and producers, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over a hundred million homes in North America – over one billion homes worldwide. Recent releases include The Secret: Dare to Dream, directed by Andy Tennant and starring Katie Holmes; End of Sentencestarring Logan Lerman and John Hawkes; Looks that Kill; Tread; Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk, narrated by Bill Murray; Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass; and the upcoming Our Friendstarring Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, and Jason Segel. For more information, please visitgravitasventures.com, and follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and @gravitasventures on Instagram.