Bella Thorne Makes Directorial Debut With ‘Color Your Pain’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Bella Thorne is set to make her feature film directorial debut. Color your painthe true story of a young gay man growing up in the Bible Belt.

Thorne has begun the casting process for the project, based on her original script and a short film she directed called Unsettledwhich is in post-production.

Filming will take place in the Midwest and Italy this spring.

Midday sun And Nanny the actress did Unsettled in June 2023 (around the same time her short film Color it red debuted at the Taormina Film Festival) with producers Jen Gatien (Chelsea On Rocks) and Eddie Alcazar (Vandal). It was edited by Ron Doolin (reality) with additional editing by Alfonso Gonçalves (winter bone).

Gatien will produce Color your pain along with David Lipper (Bandit) and Robert A. Daley Jr. (Freud’s last session) from Latigo Films, Dani Druz and Mark Emms (Bad vegan), with Adam Segal (Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose) and actor C. J. Lewis (Night teeth) serving as executive producers.

Thorne previously worked with Seagal, Friend (reality) and Lipper and Daly on Towercurrently in post-production, Gatien on Midday sunand Alcazar on Divinitywhich debuted at Sundance last year.

“Color your pain It’s not just a script; this is one of the most inspiring projects I’ve ever written. As I step into my new role as a filmmaker, it marks the beginning of a truly impressive and exciting chapter in my career. “I’m honored to tell a true story that has elements that I deeply relate to,” Thorne said.

“Bella is extraordinarily talented, and Bob Daley and I want to support her vision in a very important story that needs to be told,” added Lipper.

Thorne, who has also released music, directed a short film for adults in 2019. Her his.

Thorne is repped by CAA, Thirty Three Management and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman. Gatien is represented by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz; Lipper/Dally is repped by CAA.