Sundance Drama ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Unveils First Clip, Film Constellation to Screen Film for Buyers in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

London- and Paris-based production, finance and international sales outfit Film Constellation has unveiled a first exclusive clip from Titus Kaphar’s well-received drama “Exhibiting Forgiveness.”

Film Constellation will screen the film for buyers in Cannes on Tuesday.

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The film received glowing reviews after its January premiere at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section, and was picked up for North American distribution by Roadside Attractions, with a theatrical release scheduled for the Fall awards season.

In the film, an artist finds his path to success derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a troubled man desperate to reconcile. Together they learn that forgetting may be harder than forgiving.

The directorial debut of visual artist Kaphar, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” stars Spirit Award winner and SAG nominee André Holland (“Moonlight,” “Passing”), Academy Award nominee, Golden Globes winner and Grammy Award winner Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” upcoming Lee Daniels’ “The Deliverance”), Tony Award nominee John Earl Jelks (“Night Comes On,” “True Detective”), and Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“Origin,” “The Color Purple,” “King Richard”).

Kaphar wrote the semi-autobiographical script for “Exhibiting Forgiveness” after completing a series of paintings and a short documentary — “The Jerome Project” (2016) — inspired by his relationship with his father. Winner of the 2018 McArthur Genius Award, Kaphar’s work across painting, sculpture, filmmaking and installation art, examines the history of representation, and is held in some of the most prestigious public institutions worldwide including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMa and Whitney Museum of American Art. His 2022 documentary short “Shut Up and Paint” was shortlisted by the Academy Awards for best short documentary.

A Hunting Lane Films, Homegrown Pictures, Shade Pictures and Revolution Ready production, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” was produced by Stephanie Allain (“Dear White People”), Derek Cianfrance (“Sound of Metal”), Jamie Patricof (“Blue Valentine,” “Captain Fantastic”), Sean Cotton and Kaphar, with Claire Brooks (“Forgive Us Our Trespasses”), Stephanie Blackwood and Kim Coleman (“Nanny”) serving as executive producers, and Rachel Halilej (“Madu”), Natalie Renee (“Shut Up and Paint”) and Michael VQ as co-producers.

The film features cinematography by Lachlan Milne (“Minari,” “The Inspection,” “Love and Monsters”), editing by Ron Patane (“A Most Violent Year,” “Triple Frontier”) and music by Jherek Bischoff.

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