2022
A film by Joseph Sorrentino
An ambitious psychiatrist. A covert CIA program. A line that should never be crossed.
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INDEPENDENT FILMLOS ANGELES · EST. 2012
FROM OUR FILMSMother of George · MK Ultra
Independent cinema.
Leave the world changed.
TENPASTNINE Cinema
C I N E M A
DEVELOPMENT · PRODUCTION
01 / FILMOGRAPHYTWO FILMS. DISTINCT WORLDS.
Selected films.
Stories told on their own terms.
2013
A film by Andrew Dosunmu
Love, tradition and an impossible choice. A marriage in Brooklyn, caught between two worlds.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Winner · Cinematography, U.S. Dramatic
02 / ON THE HORIZONUPCOMING PROJECTS
Upcoming.
/ 03
In post-production
Kenny
DOCUMENTARY
Among the desert streets of Palm Springs, Kenny Irwin Jr. built another universe. A documentary portrait of the outsider artist behind Robolights, Kenny enters a world of towering machines, salvaged materials and extraordinary invention—and the life devoted to bringing it into being.
A portrait of Kenny Irwin Jr.
Robolights · Photograph by Laure Joliet / The New York Times
In development
I, Ball
DRAMA
Caught between an abusive father and a brutal underground football circuit, a gifted Mississippi quarterback finds a way out through a resurrected school team. As the Delta Saints fight their way toward a state title, he must reclaim a future others have learned to wager on.
Co-written by Mathew Knowles
The Mississippi Delta · Development artwork
In development
Darker
FOLK HORROR
When an ancestral curse begins to consume Adriana, her closest friend Inola follows her into the forests of Transylvania. To bring her home, she must confront an ancient power born of generations of violence—and decide how much of her own humanity she is willing to surrender.
Written by Joseph Sorrentino
Transylvania · Development artwork
03 / THE COMPANYTENPASTNINE CINEMA
A point of view.
Not a formula.
We develop and produce independent films with a distinct voice and a lasting presence.
Based in Los Angeles and led by filmmaker Joseph Sorrentino, TENPASTNINE Cinema moves between intimate human drama and psychologically charged storytelling. The work begins with a conviction: the way a story is told matters as much as the story itself.
THE FILMMAKERJoseph
Joseph
Sorrentino
FOUNDER · WRITER · DIRECTOR · PRODUCER
Joseph Sorrentino is a writer, director and producer whose work spans independent drama and psychological thrillers.
He served as an executive producer on Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George, which received the U.S. Dramatic Cinematography Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He wrote, directed and produced MK Ultra, starring Anson Mount and Jason Patric.
Sorrentino attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Before his career in film, he served as a U.S. government intelligence officer.
Producers
- Jerry Tankersley
- Andreas Schiling
- Brian Mercer