{"id":81580,"date":"2017-12-05T18:16:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T18:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/12\/05\/tessa-thompson-whoopi-goldberg-melissa-leo-star-ifcs-indie-comedy-furlough\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:19:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:19:41","slug":"tessa-thompson-whoopi-goldberg-melissa-leo-star-ifcs-indie-comedy-furlough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/tessa-thompson-whoopi-goldberg-melissa-leo-star-ifcs-indie-comedy-furlough\/","title":{"rendered":"Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Leo To Star In IFC&#8217;s Indie Comedy Furlough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Leo To Star In IFC&#8217;s Indie Comedy Furlough<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>December 5, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/film\/news\/melissa-leo-tessa-thompson-ifc-furlough-1202631418\/\">Variety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tessa-Thompson-Whoopi-Goldberg-Melissa-Leo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-104864\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 260'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tessa-Thompson-Whoopi-Goldberg-Melissa-Leo-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tessa Thompson<\/strong> with star alongside Oscar winners <strong>Melissa Leo<\/strong> and <strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong> in <strong>&#8216;Furlough,<\/strong>&#8216; an upcoming indie comedy film that IFC acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurlough\u201d centers on a woman (Thompson) who lives with and cares for her aging mother (Goldberg), while working part-time at a jail. At work, she is given a chance to show off her abilities when she is assigned to accompany an unruly prisoner (Leo) on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. The trip does not go as planned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Laurie-Collyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-104865\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 213 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Laurie-Collyer-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by Laurie Collyer <\/strong>from a script written by <strong>Barry Strugatz<\/strong>, the supporting cast includes another Oscar winner <strong>Anna Paquin<\/strong> (\u201cThe Piano\u201d), <strong>Edgar Ramirez<\/strong> (\u201cJoy\u201d), and <strong>La La Anthony<\/strong> (\u201cThink Like a Man\u201d Starz&#8217;s &#8220;Power&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI am thrilled to partner with Bankside and again with IFC Films, a company with such an important and influential track record. I am also excited to bring a new genre to them with Furlough, so we can share lots of laughs in the theater, as well as a few tears,&#8221;<\/strong> the film&#8217;s director, <strong>Laurie Collyer<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg, who won an Oscar for <strong>\u201cGhost,\u201d<\/strong> currently co-hosts \u201cThe View.\u201d Leo, who won an Oscar for <strong>&#8220;The Fighter,&#8221;<\/strong> was last seen in Maggie Betts&#8217; <strong>Novitiate; <\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Thompson is currently in theaters with <strong>Thor: Ragnarok<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/FCG-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-2053\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/FCG-14-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Goldberg and Thompson played mother and daughter in <strong>Tyler Perry<\/strong>&#8216;s adaptation of\u00a0<strong>Ntozake Shange<\/strong>&#8216;s 1975 original choreopoem <strong>For Colored Girls.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meridian Entertainment and EFC Films are financing the film which is being produced by Jen Gatien of DeerJen along with Leo. Meridian is financing the film through its production deal with Symbolic Exchange. 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