Dolly de Leon’s upcoming US films make their way to Sundance 2024
Dolly de Leon is about to make her Sundance debut with “Between the Temples” and “Ghostlight” | Photos from @dollyedeleon/Instagram
Miss seeing Dolly de Leon on the US big screen? After her breakout success with “Triangle of Sadness,” she’s had several US projects lined up—two of which are about to make their debut at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The veteran actress happily announced that she will be entering the main drama competition with “Ghostlight” and “Between the Temples.”
“We’re going to Sundance!” de Leon wrote in an Instagram post earlier today. She went on to say that “Between the Temples,” her second film she ever made in the US, will screen on Jan. 19, 2024 while “Ghostlight,” with its beautiful script,” will screen on Jan. 20, 2024.
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Directed by Nathan Silver, “Between the Temples” is described as an “anxious comedy” about a cantor who is locked in a crisis of faith and finds his world upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student. The film stars Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, with de Leon’s role yet to be revealed.
“Ghostlight” may give way to a showcase of de Leon’s dramatic acting chops as it riffs on “Romeo and Juliet.” Directed by Alex Thompson and “Saint Frances” writer Kelly O’Sullivan, it follows the story of a construction worker who joins a local theater’s “Romeo and Juliet” production where he ends up falling for his leading lady and feuding with her boyfriend—mirroring the drama onstage.
Will these films generate Oscar buzz and lead to another awards season campaign for de Leon? We’ll have to wait and see when Sundance 2024 runs from Jan. 18 to 28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah.
