Dogwoof Boards A24 and Sandbox-Produced Double Sundance Award Winner ‘André Is an Idiot' (EXCLUSIVE)
Dogwoof will present the film to buyers at Cannes, with a market screening planned for May 15. Submarine Entertainment is handling North American rights.
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When André, a brilliant idiot, learns he is dying from a disease that could have been detected with a colonoscopy, he decides to document his final journey. An iconoclastic ad man, he defied convention throughout his life. True to form, André approaches mortality with his trademark humor and curiosity, determined to learn how to die both happily and ridiculously.
In a unique collaboration with Benna, André's stories and musings are brought to life through imaginative stop-motion animation, capturing his distinctive approach to life's challenges and joys. The film is a celebration of resilience, inappropriate humor, and the beauty of fully embracing the human experience – even at its end.
'André Is an Idiot' is produced by A24 Films, Sandbox Films and Safehouse Pictures.
The film marks Dogwoof's second collaboration with A24 Films, following 2024's Sundance title 'Look Into My Eyes,' and its fifth with Sandbox Films, after Werner Herzog's 'Fireball,' David France's 'How to Survive a Pandemic,' the Oscar-nominated 'Fire of Love,' and Sundance award-winner 'Nocturnes.'
Dogwoof's head of sales Cleo Veger said: 'We're excited to be working with A24 and Sandbox Films on the bold, unexpected, hilarious and quietly heartbreaking 'André Is an Idiot.' The film is one of the most surprising and unforgettable documentaries we have seen, audiences will fall in love with André and his inspirational approach to living and dying.'
The producers are André Ricciardi, Tory Tunnell, Joshua Altman, Stelio Kitrilakis and Ben Cotner. It is executive produced by Jessica Harrop, Nicole Stott, Emily Osborne, Marissa Torres Ericson, Joby Harold, Lee Einhorn and Greg Boustead.
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