A Wonderful Cloud

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A Wonderful Cloud
Directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko
Screenplay by Eugene Kotlyarenko
Produced byBrande Bytheway
Starring Kate Lyn Sheil
Eugene Kotlyarenko
CinematographyDan O'Sullivan
Edited byBenjamin Moses Smith
Music byJohnny Paul
Production
companies
Dirty Pictures
BTW Productions
Distributed byFilmBuff
Release dates
Running time
79 minutes [1]
81 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Wonderful Cloud is a 2015 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko and starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Kotlyarenko. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015. [3] FilmBuff acquired American distribution rights to the film in October 2015. [4] The film was released in select theaters and on VOD on October 23, 2015. [5]

Reception

Nikola Grozdanovic of IndieWire graded the film a B. [6] Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Filmmaker Eugene Kotlyareno and his real-life ex Kate Lyn Sheil play out a dysfunctional L.A. reunion in this raucous, freewheeling comedy." [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Scheib, Ronnie (27 March 2015). "Film Review: 'A Wonderful Cloud'". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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