Sandra Oh

Juno Films has picked up rights to Peter Hedges' latest feature, 'The Same Storm.'

“Peter Hedges’ film The Same Storm captures a period that bound us together through uncertainty, anxiety and fatigue while keeping us physically apart from family, loved ones and friends,” said Juno Films CEO, Elizabeth Sheldon. With lockdowns, the Black Lives Matter movement and the looming 2020 election as key backdrops, the film explores the importance of human connection, family and love during a time when all of that seemed out of reach. The company’s recent releases include Andres Alegrie and Abel Sanchez’s doc Song for Cesar, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s surreal drama Earwig, and Antonio Tibaldi’s We Are Living Things. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Elizabeth Sheldon and Juno Films,” added Hedges. The film will open at the Quad Cinema in NYC and the Laemmle Santa Monica on October 14. Pic is presented by Evenstar Films in association with Straight Up Technologies and Home Plate Pictures.