Wolfe Releasing has acquired the North American rights to two new feature films -- Steam and Newcastle -- to be released in theaters this summer.
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Wolfe Releasing has acquired the North American rights to two new feature films -- Steam and Newcastle -- to be released in theaters this summer.
Wolfe Releasing has acquired the North American rights to two new feature films -- Steam and Newcastle -- to be released in theaters this summer. Wolfe Releasing head Maria Lynn announced the acquisitions this week in a press release. The release also noted that Wolfe is at a "turning point" in gay cinema, noting "a maturation" within the genre that can be attributed to an evolving LGBT audience that is becoming an ever more visible part of American society.
Steam, starring Ally Sheedy, Kate Siegel, and Ruby Dee, tells the story of three women, all at critical points in their lives, who meet in their local gym's steam room and bond over sharing their individual struggles with one another. Steam is set to be released in August.
Australian-shot Newcastle is the semiautobiographical account of director Dan Castle's experiences as a gay teenager living in a surfer culture in a coastal area of Australia. Following the adventures of a group teenage surfer friends during a weekend they spend together on a secluded beach, Newcastle will be released in July. (Advocate.com)
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