“The Harder They Come” Nominated for 9 Awards

Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, wins the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 81st Venice International Film Festival!

This is Almodóvar’s first US production and first English-language feature film and WSF’s Joshua Blum & Han West served as Executive Producers in New York. Washington Square Films served as the NY production company.

The Room Next Door follows the story of a very imperfect mother and a spiteful daughter separated by a serious misunderstanding. Between them, another woman, Ingrid (Julianne Moore), the mother’s friend, is the keeper of their pain and bitterness. Martha, the mother (played by Tilda Swinton), is a war reporter and Ingrid an auto-fictional novelist. The film addresses the endless cruelty of war, the very different ways in which the two female authors approach and write about reality, death, friendship, and sexual pleasure as the best allies in the fight against horror.

The film is scheduled to open theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles on December 20, 2024, followed by a limited release in select US cities on Christmas Day, and a January 2025 wide US release.

Washington Square Films is thrilled to announce that The Room Next Door, directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, is set to premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival!

We are proud to have been involved in Almodóvar’s first US production and first English-language feature film over the past year and a half, with Joshua Blum and Han West serving as Executive Producers here in New York, and we are truly grateful to our friends and colleagues at El Deseo for the opportunity to support and work with them on this incredible film.

The Room Next Door follows the story of a very imperfect mother and a spiteful daughter separated by a serious misunderstanding. Between them, another woman, Ingrid (Julianne Moore), the mother’s friend, is the keeper of their pain and bitterness. Martha, the mother (played by Tilda Swinton), is a war reporter and Ingrid an auto-fictional novelist. The film addresses the endless cruelty of war, the very different ways in which the two female authors approach and write about reality, death, friendship, and sexual pleasure as the best allies in the fight against horror.

Represented by Washington Square Films, award-winning actor, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Kerry Washington, along with award-winning producer, bestselling author, and former US Ambassador Nicole Avant, will take the stage at Tribeca to discuss the power of storytelling in preserving legacies and impacting communities. Their conversation will cover the highly anticipated return of Unprisoned, documentaries such as Daughters and The Black Godfather, and their respective debut memoirs, “Thicker Than Water” and “Think You’ll Be Happy.” They will also discuss the upcoming Tyler Perry film Six Triple Eight in which Avant serves as producer and Washington stars and executive produces.