Screen Media Acquires Greta Gerwig's 'The Dish as well as the Spoon' (Exclusive)

Screen Media Films, famous for little movies with large talents (like Maggie Gyllenhaal in Laurie Collyer's Sherrybaby), has acquired Alison Bagnall's The Dish as well as the Spoon, which star Greta Gerwig shot right after her Spirit Award-nominated breakout performance in Greenberg.our editor recommendsThe Dish & the Spoon: Movie ReviewGreta Gerwig, Adam Brody to star in 'Damsels in Distress'Greta Gerwig, Alison Pill Join Woodsy Allen Movie Olly Alexander (Vibrant Star) also stars inside the movie, which concentrates on a girl who, after her husband confesses to have an affair, embarks by having an unconventional romance getting a stranded British teenage she discovers stranded round the beach. "A fragile brief-encounter indie occur the aftermath of disloyality," written The Hollywood Reporter's John DeFore in the Dish as well as the Spoon's March SXSW premiere. "The film has art-house potential and could boost the profile of costar Olly Alexander." Bagnall, an AFI alum who began since the author of Zoysia ཾ, will screen the film in AFI's 2011 Youthful Us citizens section. After NY Occasions critic Manohla Dargis'Greenberg review mentioned Gerwig "might be the definitive screen actress of her generation," Gerwig began landing roles such high-profile films as Nero Fiddled by Woodsy Allen, also around the career upswing. The Dish as well as the Spoon may come on VOD and DVD noisy . 2012. The sale was brokered with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment and Suzanne Blech, leader of Screen Media Films. Related Subjects Greta Gerwig