Writer, director, and producer Nicole Mejia has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation.
Mejia’s directorial debut feature “A Place in the Field” was acquired for theatrical distribution by Lionsgate and Grindstone and is slated to arrive in 2023. The drama tells the story of Army Veteran, Gio Scuderi, who struggles to cope after the suicide of his best friend, Herbert Davis. After receiving a package from his old pal, he sets out on a road trip across the American Southwest where he encounters people from all walks of life. Don Dipetta, Khorri Ellis, Xochitl Portillo and Bluesmon Del Vecchio penned the film. Dipetta, Mejia and Heliya Alam produced the picture.
She is the inaugural Directing Fellow for the Adelante Lab, a television shadowing fellowship created by the Latinx House in partnership with Netflix, Sundance and Shondaland. Her short film, “Mancha,” was awarded the Laliff/Netflix Fellowship.
On the acting side,...
Mejia’s directorial debut feature “A Place in the Field” was acquired for theatrical distribution by Lionsgate and Grindstone and is slated to arrive in 2023. The drama tells the story of Army Veteran, Gio Scuderi, who struggles to cope after the suicide of his best friend, Herbert Davis. After receiving a package from his old pal, he sets out on a road trip across the American Southwest where he encounters people from all walks of life. Don Dipetta, Khorri Ellis, Xochitl Portillo and Bluesmon Del Vecchio penned the film. Dipetta, Mejia and Heliya Alam produced the picture.
She is the inaugural Directing Fellow for the Adelante Lab, a television shadowing fellowship created by the Latinx House in partnership with Netflix, Sundance and Shondaland. Her short film, “Mancha,” was awarded the Laliff/Netflix Fellowship.
On the acting side,...
- 12/17/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired North American rights to A Place in the Field, a drama infused with magical realism, which marks the feature directorial debut of 2021 AFI graduate Nicole Mejia.
Shot safely over the course of the pandemic, A Place in the Field follows Army Veteran Gio Scuderi (Green Book’s Don Dipetta) who, after receiving a package and a letter from an old friend, sets out on a journey across the American Southwest to fulfill a promise made long ago during his deployment. The film tackling the issue of Ptsd in veterans through a female filmmaker’s lens is billed as a road trip story about loss, friendship, perseverance, and the will to carry on.
Dipetta, Khorri Ellis, Bluesmon Del Vecchio and Xochitl Portillo-Moody wrote the pic, which made its world premiere at the 2022 Santa Barbara Film Festival. Dipetta and Mejia produced alongside Heliya Alam.
Shot safely over the course of the pandemic, A Place in the Field follows Army Veteran Gio Scuderi (Green Book’s Don Dipetta) who, after receiving a package and a letter from an old friend, sets out on a journey across the American Southwest to fulfill a promise made long ago during his deployment. The film tackling the issue of Ptsd in veterans through a female filmmaker’s lens is billed as a road trip story about loss, friendship, perseverance, and the will to carry on.
Dipetta, Khorri Ellis, Bluesmon Del Vecchio and Xochitl Portillo-Moody wrote the pic, which made its world premiere at the 2022 Santa Barbara Film Festival. Dipetta and Mejia produced alongside Heliya Alam.
- 8/22/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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