'All That She Wants' Premieres At TIFF, Still Seeks Distributor — SkimNews
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- All That She Wants had its World Premiere Sunday night at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Special Presentations slate.
- Annie Murphy plays a late-thirties dancer confronting her biological clock, opposite Cooper Raiff as a grad student she discovers she once babysat as a toddler after a one-night stand.
- David West Read, Murphy's real-life partner and a Schitt's Creek writer, wrote the screenplay with Murphy 'front of mind' as his inspiration.
- Married directing duo Scarlett Bermingham and Andrew Rhymer helmed the film, which was shot entirely in Toronto rather than doubling for New York City.
- Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Zosia Mamet, Finn Wittrock, and John Gemberling round out the supporting cast in the 1-hour-44-minute feature.
- The film is still seeking distribution with CAA handling sales, per producers Tim Headington, Katie Bird Nolan, Theresa Steele Page, Lauren Shelton, and Lindsay Tapscott.
Why it matters: The film positions Murphy, fresh off her Emmy-winning Schitt's Creek run, as a potential romcom lead for the next decade, but its distributor search at TIFF will determine whether this crowd-pleaser reaches a wide audience or stays a festival curiosity.
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