THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, AWARD-WINNING DEBUT FEATURE
SOPHIE JONES (2021)
A film by Jessie Barr
Theatrical release by Oscilloscope Laboratories | March 2021
Streaming on Showtime | 100% Rotten Tomatoes
2022 Americana Film Festival | Winner - Best Feature (NEXT)
2022 Alamo Drafthouse The Lost Weekend | Winner - Best Director
2021 Giffoni Film Festival | Nominee - Best Film 2020
2020 Mar del Plata Film Festival | Nominee - Best Film (International Competition)
Deauville Film Festival | Nominee - Grand Special Prize
“Superb.”
— ROGER EBERT
“Coming-of-age at its best. A quiet, brilliant film.”
— THE PLAYLIST
“A fully realized portrait of grief that’s universal in its texture.”
— VARIETY
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SYNOPSIS
Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr’s directorial debut SOPHIE JONES provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen-year-old. Stunned by the untimely death of her mother and struggling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (played with striking immediacy by the director’s cousin Jessica Barr) tries everything she can to feel something again, while holding herself together, in this sensitive, acutely realized, and utterly relatable coming-of-age story.
TEAM
Directed by Jessie Barr
Written by Jessica Barr and Jessie Barr
Director of Photography Scott Miller
Produced by Jessie Barr, Lindsay Guerrero, Joe Dinnen, and Jessica Barr
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Distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories
CAST
Jessica Barr - Skyler Verity - Claire Manning - Charlie Jackson - Dave Roberts
Tristan Decker - Sam Kamerman - Elle Layne - Chase Offerle - Jonah Kersey
Katie Prentiss - Sharae Foxie - Hannah Sapitan - Natalie Shershow
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Sophie Jones – Q&A with Jessie Barr and Nicole Holofcener - NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
All the Pain of the High School Experience, Plus a Bitter Grief - INDIEWIRE
Indie Drama Respects the Growing Pains of Girlhood and Grief - VARIETY
Sophie Jones Review - ROGER EBERT
Oscilloscope Laboratories Acquires Jessie Barr’s Teen Drama ‘Sophie Jones’ - DEADLINE
‘Sophie Jones’ Is Indie Coming-Of-Age At Its Best -THE PLAYLIST
‘Euphoria’ Meets ‘Ladybird’ in ‘Sophie Jones’ - SCREEN QUEENS
Deauville Fest to Showcase 10 Movies From Cannes 2020 Official Selection - VARIETY
14 US titles playing in competition at the Deauville American Film Festival - SCREEN DAILY
One of the most authentic explorations of grief on film - NEXT BEST PICTURE
“Sophie Jones” Finds Truth in Adolescent Turmoil - THE SPOOL
Life Looks Different After a Death in Jessie Barr’s Vital “Sophie Jones” - MOVEABLEFEST
WHAT ELSE CRITICS ARE SAYING
“‘One of the most authentic explorations of grief on film.” - NEXT BEST PICTURE
“Contains a multitude of sensitivity and care. A tenderness washes over the entire film.” - THE FILM STAGE
"Jessie Barr’s debut feature announces the writer/director as a talent to watch.” - THE SPOOL
“It would be nice if there were more movies like this, but few have the talent to make them this well — to take a human-scale story and make it feel, not bigger than life, but as grand-scale as life actually is.” - SF CHRONICLE'
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