Newcomer Sasha Lane stars alongside Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough in the British filmmaker’s latest feature, currently in post.

Andea Arnold

A24 picked up US rights in a deal with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers. Protagonist Pictures represents international sales.

Parts & Labor, Pulse Films and ManDown Pictures produced American Honey, which Film 4 co-developed and Maven Pictures’ new film fund, BFI and Film 4 jointly financed.

A24 plans to release the coming-of-age story about a gang of law-breaking teenagers in the second half of the year.

Arnold broke out with Red Road and followed that up with Fish Tank and Wuthering Heights. She has directed several episodes of Transparent. American Honey is her first film to be set in the US and shot in the Midwest.

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