FilmmakerCatherine Hardwickeis underway in Los Angeles onStreet Smart, an indie drama said to mark a return to the gritty, immersive storytelling of her filmsLords of DogtownandThirteen.
Cast for the ensemble piece includesIsabelle Fuhrman(Orphan),Yara Shahidi(Sitting in Bars with Cake),Michael Cimino(Never Have I Ever),Daniel Zovatto(Woman of the Hour),Sylvester Powell(All American: Homecoming), Kaitlyn Kemp (The Razors Edge), Miles McKenna (Goosebumps), and pro skateboarder Isiah Hilt.
Co-written by Hardwicke and13 Reasons Whys Nic Sheff,Street Smartoffers a look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town, who come together with humor and a bit of Robin Hood-style larceny, forging unbreakable bonds and redefining what it means to be a family.
Isabelle Fuhrman, Yara Shahidi, Daniel Zovatto, Michael Cimino & Sylvester PowellGetty/Juan Veloz/Carlos Tejera//Getty/Kevin Scanlon
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Poster Child Pictures Natalie Marciano (Freuds Last Session,How to Build a Truth Engine) is producing alongside New Dimensions Jamie R. Thompson (97 Minutes,Old Henry) and Hardwicke.
Executive producers include Gerard Butler & Alan Siegel of G-BASE, Jamie Marshall (Den of Thieves,The Foreigner), Furhman, Zovatto, David Lasky, Michael Arata, and Rebel Entertainments Rock Jacobs and Batia Parnass.
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Costume designer Mona May (Clueless, Enchanted,The Wedding Singer,Romy & Michelle), and music supervisor and KCRW host Chris Douridas (American Beauty,Shrek II,Austin Powers) have also joined the production.
Charitable partners of the production include Covenant House and Safe Place for Youth, both of which focus on assisting unhoused and at-risk young individuals.
In the wake of the recent tragedies that have profoundly impacted Los Angeles and the Hollywood community, we feel incredibly fortunate to be working in LA, said Hardwicke.
Were working together with a crazy cool group of actors and filmmakers to make an intensive, provocative and joyful film.
Fuhrman is represented by UTA and Luber Roklin; Shahidi by CAA and Ryan Nord; Cimino by CAA, Megan Silverman Management and attorney Christopher Abramson; Zovatto by CAA and Luber Roklin; Powell by Pakula/King & Associates and The Rosenzweig Group; Kemp by Innovative Artists; McKenna by UTA, Atlas Artists and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; Hardwicke by CAA and Manage-ment; and Sheff by CAA and Manage-ment.
