Tribeca Thriller ‘Restless’, Starring Lyndsey Marshal & Barry Ward, Gets International Sales Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Alliance Media Partners (AMP) has taken world sales rights (excluding North America) to UK psychological thriller Restless, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival.

In the movie, a mild-mannered care-worker’s peaceful existence is disturbed when an intimidating party animal moves into the house next door. Subjected to endless sleepless nights, she is pulled into an escalating war of attrition which tests her resolve and sanity to the limit.

The film stars Lyndsey Marshal (Rome), Barry Ward (Jimmy’s Hall), Aston McAuley (The Refuge), Kate Robbins (After Life) and Denzel Baidoo (Dear England).

Produced by Benedict Turnbull (whose 2020 short Goldfish was BAFTA nominated) at Haus Pictures, pic marks the debut feature film from writer-director Jed Hart. It premiered in the Viewpoints strand at this year’s Tribeca Festival.

Hart said: “I set out to make a film that would place the audience squarely in our lead character’s point of view, with her psychological state bleeding seamlessly into the cinematography, sound design and musical choices of the film. I want the audience to see, hear and feel what she is experiencing as she descends toward the kind of sleep-deprived madness from which the story was inspired.”

Amp’s Head of Sales, Acquisitions & Distribution, Anthony Buckner, commented: “Jed has created a gut-wrenching tale of neighbourly conflict that I think we can all relate to in some way. The Amp team can’t wait to share his extraordinary vision with the international market”.