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What We Do Next

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What We Do Next
Directed byStephen Belber
Screenplay byStephen Belber
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGarrette Rose
Edited byJustin Chan
Music byPaul Brill
Production
companies
  • Unbridled Films
  • Mangano Movies & Media
Release date
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

What We Do Next is a 2022 American thriller directed by Stephen Belber and starring Corey Stoll, Karen Pittman and Michelle Veintimilla. It premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in April 2022. It had a limited theatrical release on March 3, 2023.

Synopsis

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Mercado (Veintimilla) has served 16 years in prison for killing her abusive father. After her release, a New York City Councilwoman (Pittman) and a corporate attorney (Stoll) are forced to face up to their involvement in the original crime.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Chris Mangano, Merry-Kay Poe and Max Neace produced the film, which is a co-production between Poe's Unbridled Films and Mangano's Mangano Movies & Media. Lynn Nottage acted as co-producer. Writer and director Stephen Belber was an executive producer along with Brian Tanke, and Matt Bronson.[2]

It was filmed in the autumn of 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky in six and a half shooting days during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Release

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Producers Unbridled Films and Mangano Movies & Media are handling distribution for the film which premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in April 2022, and then also played at the Flyover Film Festival in Louisville. Kentucky in July 2022.[4] The film had a Canadian premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival on September 30, 2022.[5] The film has a limited US cinema release date of 3 March 2023.[6]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, What We Do Next holds an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews with an average rating of 10/10.[7] Following the premiere for the film Randy Myers in The Mercury News described it as “a taut, never harried 77 minutes” and “well acted and thought provoking”.[8] Lapacazo Sandoval in the New York Amsterdam News reflected that the film had clear beginnings as a play and “is basically still a play, just shot on film”. Praise was given to the director of photography, Garrette Rose, production designer, Christelle Matou, and editor Justin Chan for making a film that was “beautiful to look at”.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "What We Do Next". Radio Times.
  2. ^ "Indie Thriller 'What We Do Next' Gets March Theatrical Release Date After Festival Run; Watch New Trailer – Update". Deadline. February 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Verve Ventures & UTA Independent Group Team For Stephen Belber's Corey Stoll Movie 'What We Do Next'". Deadline. November 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Here's The Lineup For The 2022 Flyover Film Festival". Leoweekly.com. July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "WHAT WE DO NEXT". VIFF.org.
  6. ^ Indie Thriller ‘What We Do Next’ Gets March Theatrical Release Date After Festival Run
  7. ^ "What We Do Next". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Cinequest 2022: Here are 10 films to see at famed San Jose festival". Mercury News. August 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "What We Do Next by Stephen Belber looks at Uptown corruption". Amnewscurtainraiser.
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