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VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Country Music Favorite Elizabeth Cook-Starring Telluride Hit ‘The Easy Kind’ Nabbed by Visit Films for World Sales
New York-based indie sales outfit Visit Films has secured worldwide sales rights to “The Easy Kind,” starring country singer Elizabeth Cook, following the film’s well-received premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.
VARIETY: In ‘The Easy Kind,’ Country Music Favorite Elizabeth Cook Plays Herself — or Does She? — in a Docudrama That Splits the Difference
VARIETY FEATURE: “The Easy Kind” isn’t the easiest kind of film to describe for someone who is getting a first look, as audiences did in its premiere screenings at the Telluride Film Festival this past weekend. On first blush, it might appear to be a documentary of the esteemed country singer Elizabeth Cook, who enjoys a sizable following for an independent artist, between her nearly 25-year discography and her SiriusXM radio show. But soon enough, for anyone who didn’t see the “narrative” notation in the program notes, it’s clear enough that much of the movie is scripted.
INDIEWIRE: ‘The Easy Kind’ Review: Country Renegade Elizabeth Cook Plays a Fictionalized Take on Herself in Slice of Life Drama
INDIEWIRE REVIEW: Telluride: The long-time country singer, songwriter, and radio host melds fact and fiction in Katy Chevigny's (mostly true, but not totally) Nashville drama.