We are still waiting for the new pope, but the blessings of the independent film realm are flowing. The famous drama "Story of Prayer," debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, has gained a North American distribution after it was broken down in its original deal.

"Little Prayer", written and directed by "Junebug" Helmer Angus Maclachlan, resonates with Sundance's audience, thanks to the small, solid storytelling and emotional performances of David Strathairn and Jane Levy's leaders. The Music Box Movie will now bring the movie out of release later in 2025.

Two years ago, Sony Pictures Classics snapped up the project in Park City (Partige Label previously released Junebug, which launched Amy Adams in 2005 and received an Oscar nomination). In the second half of 2023, American writers broke out in what would turn into pain in the double Hollywood labor strike, forcing talent to join the pickets and many movies to delay release. Somewhere in the middle of the work, someone familiar with "Little Prayer" said that the SPC acquisition could not be completed. The film’s rights were returned to McClarkland and the producers, paving the way for the music box to board.

“We grabbed some of the prayers in Sundance, loved it, and dutifully saw the release in the U.S. never came true, and we jumped into the opportunity when we heard that Angus was looking for a partner to bring this quiet shock to the audience’s partner, and the distribution company said in a statement that the film was a showcase, collecting, the entire ensemble.

The ensemble includes a delicious auxiliary twist from Will Pullen, Anna Camp, Dascha Polanco, and beloved character actor Celia Weston.

In a broken family in the southern United States, “a little prayer.” The mean servant and small business owner Bill (Strathairn) suspects that his son and right hand (Pullen) are cheating on his beautiful earth wife (Levy). His shortcomings as parents and husband manifest around him as Bill investigates and tries to bring his family together. Meanwhile, Levy tries to reconcile her future with her self-worth.

The film closes the Chicago Critics Film Festival tonight, where McClarkland and Levi will have a conversation. The sale of the film was negotiated on behalf of the filmmaker by Brian Andreotti of Music Box Films.