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{"source_url": "https://womenandhollywood.com", "url": "https://womenandhollywood.com/sarah-adina-smith-directing-ballet-drama-birds-of-paradise-kristine-froseth-diana-silvers-star/", "title": "Sarah Adina Smith Directing Ballet Drama \u201cBirds of Paradise,\u201d Kristine Froseth & Diana Silvers Star", "top_image": "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/kristine.jpg", "meta_img": "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/kristine.jpg", "images": ["https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/i-am-woman.jpg", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the-farewell.jpg", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/kristine.jpg", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/joker.png", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/women-and-hollywood-ad.jpg", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lynneuse.jpg", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-11.27.29-AM.png", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/olivia-colman-1024x603.jpg", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/50502020-logo-1.png", "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/awkwafina-1024x576.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "Sarah Adina Smith\u2019s latest will be of special interest to fans of \u201cBlack Swan\u201d and \u201cBunheads\u201d: the writer-director of \u201cBuster\u2019s Mal Heart\u201d is working on a ballet drama. This calls for a celebratory pli\u00e9. A press release announced that Amazon Studios and Anonymous Content have kicked off principal photography on Smith\u2019s \u201cBirds of Paradise.\u201d Kristine Froseth (\u201cThe Assistant\u201d) and Diana Silvers (\u201cBooksmart\u201d) star in the feature.\n\nAn adaptation of A.K. Small\u2019s 2019 novel \u201cBright Burning Stars,\u201d \u201cBirds of Paradise\u201d takes place at \u201ca prestigious ballet school in Paris, where the new girl (Silvers) befriends a grieving dance prodigy (Froseth) as the dancers compete for the school\u2019s ultimate prize: to receive a contract to join the Parisian Opera\u2019s ballet company,\u201d the pic\u2019s synopsis details. \u201cAs the pressure mounts and the girls are pushed to their physical and emotional limits, their bond is tested and they\u2019re forced to ask themselves just how far they are willing to go to win.\u201d\n\nSmith, who signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios last year, penned the script.\n\n\u201cSarah is a talented, visionary filmmaker who we\u2019re so happy is part of the Amazon family, and we can\u2019t wait to bring her next story to life with \u2018Birds of Paradise,'\u201d said Julie Rapaport, Co-head of Movies at Amazon Studios. \u201cWe\u2019re also thrilled to be working with stars Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseth who are both on the path to becoming the next household names with their undeniable talents.\u201d\n\nAdded Smith, \u201cI wrote these roles specifically for Kristine Froseth and Diana Silvers, who I believe are going to take the world by storm. I\u2019m honored to take this journey with them and so thrilled to be partnering with Amazon Studios once again in pursuit of bold, unapologetic filmmaking.\u201d\n\nSmith\u2019s debut feature, 2014\u2019s \u201cThe Midnight Swim,\u201d took home the breakthrough audience award from AFI Fest. Her follow-up, 2016\u2019s Rami Malek-starrer \u201cBuster\u2019s Mal Heart,\u201d premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. On the small screen, her credits include \u201cHanna,\u201d \u201cLegion,\u201d and \u201cRoom 104.\u201d\n\n\u201cI suspect that directing movies might be a lot like being a professional athlete,\u201d Smith told us. \u201cYou have to keep your head in the game and your eye on the ball. And you can\u2019t waste time mourning losses or celebrating wins \u2014 at least not until the game is over. Stamina, patience, precision of judgment \u2014 these are all the things I love about the job!\u201d\n\nWhen asked what advice she\u2019d give other women directors, she said, \u201cI would tell them to do things their own way and don\u2019t feel like you ever have to conform to the system, because the system was largely built by men. We need to take all the good lessons from the past and from those existing systems but also not be afraid to make our own rules,\u201d she emphasized.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": ["Sarah Adina Smith", "Women Directors", "Kristine Froseth", "Amazon", "Women Writers", "Diana Silvers"], "authors": ["Laura Berger"], "publish_date": null, "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/themes/womenandhollywood-theme/assets/images/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no", "generator": "WordPress 5.3", "og": {"url": "https://womenandhollywood.com/sarah-adina-smith-directing-ballet-drama-birds-of-paradise-kristine-froseth-diana-silvers-star/", "type": "website", "title": "Sarah Adina Smith Directing Ballet Drama \u201cBirds of Paradise,\u201d Kristine Froseth & Diana Silvers Star", "image": "https://womenandhollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/kristine.jpg", "description": "Sarah Adina Smith\u2019s latest will be of special interest to fans of \u201cBlack Swan\u201d and \u201cBunheads\u201d: the writer-director of \u201cBuster\u2019s Mal Heart\u201d is working on a ballet drama. 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