TIFF News: Roadside Attractions to Release STORIES WE TELL in 2013

Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to STORIES WE TELL, the latest film from Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Sarah Polley (AWAY FROM HER, TAKE THIS WALTZ) produced by Anita Lee from the National Film Board of Canada. Following the film's rapturously received screenings this week in Venice, Telluride and Toronto, Roadside plans an early 2013 theatrical release in the States.

In STORIES WE TELL, the acclaimed writer/director/actress weaves together a beautifully assembled tapestry of home movies, interviews, and narration to examine the repercussions of long-held family secrets finally coming to light. "In fearlessly laying bare her family's most intimate moments and remembrances, Sarah allows we as audience members to reflect on each of our own family histories, both real and fabricated," notes Roadside Co-President Eric d'Arbeloff. "With STORIES WE TELL, Sarah Polley yet again proves herself a master of translating the specific into the universal and stakes her claim as one of today's greatest young filmmakers."

The deal was negotiated by Roadside Co-President Howard Cohen for Roadside and the National Film Board of Canada's Christina Rogers on behalf of the filmmakers.