Pink Skies Ahead

Pink Skies Ahead is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Oxford in her directorial debut. It stars Jessica Barden, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael McKean, Rosa Salazar, Lewis Pullman, Devon Bostick, Odeya Rush, Evan Ross, Henry Winkler and Mary J. Blige.

Pink Skies Ahead
Film poster
Directed byKelly Oxford
Produced by
  • Greg Silverman
  • Lisa Zambri
  • Adam Hendricks
  • Greg Gilreath
Written byKelly Oxford
Starring
Music by
CinematographyCharlie Sarroff
Edited bySarah Beth Shapiro
Production
companies
  • Stampede Ventures
  • Divide/Conquer
  • Foton Pictures
  • Glanzrock Productions
Distributed byMTV Films
Release date
  • October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18) (AFI)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[2]

The film had its world premiere at AFI Fest on October 18, 2020.

Cast

Production

In March 2019, it was announced Jessica Barden had joined the cast of the film, with Kelly Oxford directing from a screenplay she wrote.[3] In June 2019, Marcia Gay Harden, Henry Winkler, Rosa Salazar, Lewis Pullman Devon Bostick, Mary J. Blige, Michael McKean, Odeya Rush and Evan Ross joined the cast of the film.[4][5]

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in June 2019.[4]

Release

It was scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2020.[6] However, the festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] The film was still considered for awards through jury selection.[9] It had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on October 18, 2020.[10] Prior, to MTV Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[11]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 8 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.80/10.[12]

References
  1. "Pink Skies Ahead". AFI Fest. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. Kaufman, Amy (October 16, 2020). "How a panic attack led to Kelly Oxford's directorial debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. Fleming Jr, Mike (March 26, 2019). "Kelly Oxford-Directed 'Pink Skies Ahead' Greg Silverman's First Stampede Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. Vlessing, Etan (June 14, 2019). "Marcia Gay Harden Joining Kelly Oxford's 'Pink Skies Ahead'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (June 27, 2019). "Mary J. Blige, Michael McKean, Odeya Rush, Evan Ross Board 'Pink Skies Ahead' Film At Stampede". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. Ray-Ramos, Dino (January 15, 2020). "SXSW Sets Judd Apatow's 'The King Of Staten Island' As Opening-Night Film, Unveils Features And Episodics Lineups". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  7. "City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". South by Southwest. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. "Pink Skies Ahead". South by Southwest. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  9. Sinha-Roy, Piya (March 13, 2020). "SXSW Revives Film Competition Digitally After Festival Cancellation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 21, 2020). "AFI Fest To Close With World Premiere Of Errol Morris' 'My Psychedelic Love Story'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. Kroll, Justin (October 16, 2020). "MTV Films Acquires Coming-Of-Age Film 'Pink Skies Ahead' Prior To Its World Premiere At The AFI Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  12. "PINK SKIES AHEAD". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
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