Another Cannes Film Festival line-up announcement, another new round of trailers. Now, we’ve got the first look at Neon’s “The Year of the Everlasting Storm,” an anthology feature featuring seven stories told by an internationally acclaimed roster: filmmakers Jafar Panâhi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
No real word on who stars in what short, other from what you can glean in the trailer, but here’s the official synopsis:
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Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers. Produced by Brad Becker-Parton, Andrea Roa, and Jeff Deutchman, with Panâhi, Tom Quinn, and David Kaplan serving as Executive Producers. The film has been selected as part of the Special Screenings section of the Cannes Film festival, where it will make its World Premiere.
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No, release date is available yet, but Neon Films promises to release the film in 2021. “The Year of the Everlasting Storm” joins two other NEON titles that will premiere at Cannes this year, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” starring Tilda Swinton and Julia Ducournau’s “Titane.” Both films will play in Competition. Watch the first trailer for “The Year of The Everlasting Storm” below.
