Exclusive: The first weekend of November is a magical place for limited releases, where a slew of Oscar contenders have launched.It’s where Open Road debuted Spotlight in 2015 which went on to win Best Picture, and it’s also the release date for a number of other Academy Award nominees such as A24’s Lady Bird, Fox Searchlight’s Brooklyn (2015, 3 noms), and Focus Features’ Loving (2016, 1 Oscar), and Focus Features’ The Theory of Everything (5 noms) which won best actor for Eddie Redmayne.Well, A24, following the world premiere of Trey Edward Shults’ Waves at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, will open that pic on Nov.
1 in limited release.Waves, written by Shults, is set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family— led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together
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