PREMIERES
I Saw the TV Glow
Good One
Dream Team
Ladies
Nell
IN PRODUCTION
Joybubbles
Sour Minnows
FILM LIBRARY
Give Me Pity!
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
Strawberry Mansion
Clara’s Ghost
Chowder
Men Don’t Whisper
The Feeling
Moneybag Head
The Starr Sisters
The Follower
Call Your Father
Ching Chong Blues
A Key for the Kid
Whiskey Fist
Tond
Affections
ABOUT
Smudge Films is an independent production company dedicated to making personal films with unique worldviews.
Founded in 2016 by producer Sarah Winshall, our films have played at Cannes, Sundance, Berlinale, New Directors/New Films, SXSW, AFI Fest, Rotterdam, SFFilm, SIFF, CPH:DOX, Outfest, LAFM, BAM Cinemafest, MoMA, on the Criterion Channel, as Vimeo Staff Picks, and more.
© 2024 Smudge Films Too LLC
A teenage girl becomes immersed in an online role-playing game.
WRITER AND DIRECTOR Jane Schoenbrun
PRODUCERS
Sarah Winshall
Carlos Zozaya
Dweck Productions
Flies Collective
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Daniel Patrick Carbone
Zachary Shedd
Matthew Petock
Hannah Dweck
Theodore Schaefer
David Lowery
CO-PRODUCER Abby Harri
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Mila Mateeva
STARRING
Anna Cobb
Michael J Rogers
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel Patrick Carbone ORIGINAL MUSIC BY Alex G
MUSIC BY FRDRK
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Grace Sloan
SOUND DESIGN Eli Cohn
CASTING Abby Harri
VIDEO GAME ANIMATION Albert Birney
ASMR Slight Sounds ASMR
DARK SIGNAL: A WORLD’S FAIR WEB SERIES Evan Santiago
SCREENINGS
April 30, 2021
NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS
New York, NY
May 6, 2021
IFFBOSTON
Boston, MA
May 19, 2021
MdFF
Balitmore, MD
June 16, 2021
PROVINCETOWN
Provincetown, MA
June 22, 2021
ROOFTOP FILMS
Brooklyn, NY
June 24, 2021
OAK CLIFF FILM FESTIVAL
Dallas, TX
June 24, 2021
CHATTANOOGA FILM FESTIVAL
Chattanooga, TN
July 9, 2021
DAMN THESE HEELS FILM FESTIVAL
Salt Lake City, UT
July 17, 2021
NORTH BEND FILM FEST
North Bend, OR
August 8, 2021
FANTASIA
Montreal, QC
August 14, 2021
OUTFEST
Los Angeles, CA
September 2, 2021
HORRIBLE IMAGININGS FILM FESTIVAL
Santa Ana, CA
NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS
New York, NY
May 6, 2021
IFFBOSTON
Boston, MA
May 19, 2021
MdFF
Balitmore, MD
June 16, 2021
PROVINCETOWN
Provincetown, MA
June 22, 2021
ROOFTOP FILMS
Brooklyn, NY
June 24, 2021
OAK CLIFF FILM FESTIVAL
Dallas, TX
June 24, 2021
CHATTANOOGA FILM FESTIVAL
Chattanooga, TN
July 9, 2021
DAMN THESE HEELS FILM FESTIVAL
Salt Lake City, UT
July 17, 2021
NORTH BEND FILM FEST
North Bend, OR
August 8, 2021
FANTASIA
Montreal, QC
August 14, 2021
OUTFEST
Los Angeles, CA
September 2, 2021
HORRIBLE IMAGININGS FILM FESTIVAL
Santa Ana, CA
Septermber 6, 2021
ROCKAWAY BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
Rockaway Beach, NY
September 24, 2021
CRESTED BUTTE FILM FESTIVAL
Crested Butte, CO
October 5, 2021
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
Nashville, TN
October 20, 2021
INDIEMEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL
Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature
Memphis, TN
October 21, 2021
NIGHTMARE FILM FESTIVAL
Colombus, OH
October 24, 2021
MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL
Future/Now- Special Jury Prize
Montclair, NJ
October 29, 2021
CALARTS
Santa Clarita, CA
November 3, 2021
DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
Denver, CO
November 4, 2021
ANAMOLY FILM FESTIVAL
Rochester, NY
November 11, 2021
CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
Wilmington, NC
July 16, 2022
MOMA: MESSAGING THE MONSTROUS
New York, NY
ROCKAWAY BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
Rockaway Beach, NY
September 24, 2021
CRESTED BUTTE FILM FESTIVAL
Crested Butte, CO
October 5, 2021
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
Nashville, TN
October 20, 2021
INDIEMEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL
Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature
Memphis, TN
October 21, 2021
NIGHTMARE FILM FESTIVAL
Colombus, OH
October 24, 2021
MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL
Future/Now- Special Jury Prize
Montclair, NJ
October 29, 2021
CALARTS
Santa Clarita, CA
November 3, 2021
DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
Denver, CO
November 4, 2021
ANAMOLY FILM FESTIVAL
Rochester, NY
November 11, 2021
CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
Wilmington, NC
July 16, 2022
MOMA: MESSAGING THE MONSTROUS
New York, NY