Remember “Paper Heart,” the once top secret “semi fictional/ quasi documentary” project by comedienne Charlyne Yi and her boyfriend Michael Cera, that was supposed to be the bell of the ball at the 2009 Sundance film festival and then mostly came and went, aside from winning a writing award – ironic for a film that was 95% improved?
[Part of this was that it was sold to the trades as a Micheal Cera project when it was really a film by Yi and director Nicholas Jasenovec. The “top secret” thing seemed to really goose the online world; it went into a tizzy about the film but then eventually forgot about it almost entirely – or at least there seemed to be few glowing reviews out of Sundance.] Well, it’s been picked up Overture Films and the film is coming out in limited release on August 7, 2009 in New York and L.A. and will begin to expand on August 14. “This is so exciting! I’m one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming this generation’s Shirley Temple,” Yi said in what one must assume was intended to be a comedic statement. [IndieWire]
Michael Cera & Charlyne Yi’s ‘Paper Heart’ Coming August 7 From Overture Films
