Sales & Production Firm Gravel Lake Entertainment Launches With Arnaud Desplechin’s ‘The Thing That Hurts’ As Debut Title

Why it matters: This launch introduces a new player, Gravel Lake Entertainment, to the film sales and production landscape, impacting how director-driven films reach audiences.
- Grant Mohrman has launched Gravel Lake Entertainment, a new U.S. sales and production firm, focusing on director-driven prestige and elevated genre projects.
- Arnaud Desplechin's 'The Thing That Hurts', a 'Parisian psychodrama', will be Gravel Lake Entertainment's debut sales title, marking a 'new chapter' for the Cannes-regular director.
- The film is financed by Silver Screen Global and produced by 3Six9 Studios, CG Cinéma, Alaz Film, and Wrong Men, with filming commencing later this month in France and Belgium.
- Gravel Lake Entertainment's development slate includes a feature with director Claire McCarthy, known for 'The Colour Room' and 'The Luminaries'.
Former Concourse executive Grant Mohrman has launched Gravel Lake Entertainment, a new U.S. sales and production firm, with Arnaud Desplechin’s upcoming psychodrama 'The Thing That Hurts' as its debut sales title. The film, described as a Parisian psychodrama, is set to begin filming soon in France and Belgium, featuring an undisclosed international ensemble cast.




