So B. It (film)

So B. It
Directed by	Stephen Gyllenhaal
Written by	Garry Williams
Based on	So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Produced by	J. Todd Harris Orien Richman
Starring	Alfre Woodard John Heard Jessie Collins Jacinda Barrett Dash Mihok Cloris Leachman Talitha Bateman
Cinematography	Patrick Murguia
Edited by	Suzanne Spangler
Music by	Nick Urata
Production companies	Outside The Box Productions Branded Pictures Entertainment
Distributed by	Good Deed Entertainment
Release dates	June 7, 2016 (2016-06-07) (Los Angeles Film Festival) April 2017 (2017-04) (United States)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

So B. It is a 2016 American drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and written by Garry Williams, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Sarah Weeks. The film stars Talitha Bateman, Jessie Collins, Alfre Woodard, John Heard, Jacinda Barrett, Dash Mihok, and Cloris Leachman. It was released in April 2017 by Good Deed Entertainment.[1]

Plot

Heidi DeMuth (Talitha Bateman) is a twelve-year-old girl with a mentally disabled mother, but who is otherwise extremely lucky. She is taken care of by her agoraphobic next-door neighbor, Bernadette, at whose door the two appeared when Heidi was about a week old. Before stumbling upon an old disposable camera, Heidi has no information of her family or origin other than that her mother's 23-word vocabulary includes the word "soof," which she assumes holds some meaning she longs to uncover. She travels alone by bus from Reno, Nevada to Liberty, New York to visit the group home in the photographs and probe its tight-lipped manager for answers. She is assisted by strangers she meets on the way, and all the while she ponders the nature of truth, whether it is always knowable, and whether it is always worth knowing.

Cast

Further information: So B. It § Characters

• Talitha Bateman as Heidi DeMuth[2]
• Jessie Collins as Sophia Lynne DeMuth[3]
• Alfre Woodard as Bernadette[2]
• John Heard as Thurman Hil[3]
• Jacinda Barrett as Ruby Franklin[3]
• Dash Mihok as Roy Franklin[3]
• Cloris Leachman as Alice Wilinsky[3]
• Mataeo Mingo as Zander
• Luis Moncada as Zander's Dad

Production

Principal photography on the film began on July 13, 2015 in Los Angeles.[3][4]

References

1. Busch, Anita (3 November 2016). "Good Deed Acquires 'So B. It' With Alfre Woodard & John Heard For Theatrical Release". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
2. McNary, Dave (May 28, 2015). "Alfre Woodard, Talitha Bateman to Star in Drama 'So B. It' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
3. McNary, Dave (June 30, 2015). "John Heard, Cloris Leachman, Jacinda Barrett Join 'So B. It' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
4. "On the Set for 7/13/15: Jennifer Garner Begins Shooting Miracles from Heaven, Michael Bay Wraps 13 Hours & Doug Liman Calls Cut on Mena". ssninsider.com. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

External links

• So B. It at IMDb
• So B. It at Rotten Tomatoes