Grasshopper Film Acquires North American Rights to Kogonada's Sundance Sci-Fi Film 'Zi'
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Summary
Grasshopper Film has acquired North American distribution rights to Kogonada's new sci-fi/supernatural film 'zi', which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson, and Jin Ha, and is set in Hong Kong. It follows a young woman haunted by visions of her future self who meets a stranger that changes her night and possibly her life. A fall theatrical release is planned.
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· 3 pulledEXCLUSIVE: Grasshopper Film has taken the North American distribution rights to Kogonada's new movie zi, which world premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
Set in Hong Kong, a young woman haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes the course of her night — and possibly her life.
The acquisition was negotiated between Grasshopper Film founder and president Ryan Krivoshey and Kogonada, who wrote and directed.
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