Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Konstantin Khudyakov’s “I’m Beginning To See the Light” from Hoody Films. Starring Jack Huston, Abbie Cornish, Brandon T. Jackson, Jamie Chung, Lucy Punch, and Mark Boone Junior, the film is set for digital and cable video on-demand release in May.
Set against a “hauntingly beautiful coastal backdrop,” “I’m Beginning to See the Light” stars Huston as Ezra, a jazz musician who seeking solace in a remote lighthouse after losing his family in an unexpected tragedy. Becoming the lighthouse’s new keeper, Ezra “encounters kindred lost souls, each grappling with their own pasts,” according to a press release. “Through music, memory, and human connection, he begins to find new meaning in life.”
“I’ve always wanted to make a film about jazz and how music has the potential to help a person overcome grief and rediscover meaning in life,” said director Konstantin Khudyakov. “I truly believe this film will resonate with contemporary audiences.”
“Gravitas is excited to be the distribution partner for ‘I’m Beginning to See the Light,’ said Gravitas Ventures Acquisitions Manager Mackenzie Maguire, who negotiated the deal with the filmmakers and their agent Cassian Elwes. “This film beautifully examines grief with a fresh perspective, elevated by Khudyakov’s fantastic direction.”
“I’m Beginning to See the Light’s” U.S. release marks Khudyakov’s Stateside feature debut following a decades-long career as a filmmaker in Eastern Europe. Mark Bacci wrote the film’s screenplay, with Walter Afanasieff providing the film’s jazz-infused core.
Maz Makhani serves as cinematographer. “I’m Beginning to See the Light” is produced by Pavel Hoodyakov and executive produced by Vitaliy Orel, Alex Saveliev, Mark Bacci and Elwes.
