Trucker Generating Buzz
Still, among the titles generating some buzz, was first-time director James Mottern’s “Trucker,” which stars Michelle Monaghan as a steely truck driver. (Ms. Monaghan also stars in the upcoming “Made of Honor” with Patrick Dempsey.) Many buyers compared the movie, which premiered Thursday night, to “Sherrybaby,” another American independent film which garnered a Golden Globe nomination for actress Maggie Gyllenhaal last year.
Ms. Rattray said she chose to premiere “Trucker” at Tribeca “as opposed to getting lost in a bigger festival like Toronto.” But she said it will most likely take some time to find a distributor and close on a deal. “At Sundance, we’ve been lucky to have bidding wars where films have sold that night. Tribeca is a different market,” she said. “The expectations are so different.”
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