First Look: comedy feature Out There

Images have been released for Welsh-set UFO comedy-drama Out There, ahead of its festival launch at EIFF on August 14th.

The film follows a rebellious sixteen-year-old in a small Welsh seaside town who becomes convinced that a mysterious UFO sighting holds the key to her father’s disappearance. Enlisting the help of her sceptical best friend and a local UFO conspiracy theorist, the search for answers leads her on an extraordinary journey that helps her rediscover the family, friendship and sense of belonging she thought she’d lost forever.

The young cast is led by newcomers Nerys Amber Stocks and Tom Moya, with an ensemble including Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Frost/Nixon), Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk, 1899), Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Those About to Die) and Alice Lowe (Timestalker, Prevenge).

Out There is the debut feature from writer/director Simon Ryninks. The film was developed by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, Ffilm Cymru Wales and the TIFF Filmmaker Lab. Financing comes from BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the Welsh Government via Creative Wales and the Arts Council of Wales using proceeds from the National Lottery. It was produced by Tibo Travers of Sweetdoh Films and Katie Dolan of Bad Cat.

UK-based sales outfit Film Seekers has picked up worldwide sales rights.

Ethan Cross, Sales & Acquisitions Executive at Film Seekers said: “With its nostalgic take on UFOs feeling timelier than ever and an excellent ensemble cast, this is a charming, eccentric and heartfelt story that will appeal to all the family and a title that will really resonate with buyers”.

Producer Katie Dolan said “Film Seekers immediately understood our ambition to make a warm, accessible, audience-friendly theatrical film with genuine commercial appeal; one that captures the wonder of classic family adventures while resonating with contemporary audiences, from tweens to millennials and beyond. Their passion for the film and their vision for its international audience made them the perfect partner, and we couldn’t be more excited to begin this journey together”.

Film Seekers was recently acquired by US firm Epic Pictures Group.