Sell/Buy/Date

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Sell/Buy/Date
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Official poster
Directed by Sarah Jones
Screenplay bySarah Jones
Story by
  • Sarah Jones
  • David Goldblum
Produced by
  • Sarah Jones
  • David Goldblum
  • Julie Parker Benello
CinematographyJoshua Z. Weinstein
Edited byMelissa McCoy
Music by Jeff Beal
Production
companies
Distributed by Cinedigm
Release dates
  • March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)(SXSW)
  • October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)(United States)
Running time
97 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sell/Buy/Date is a 2022 American documentary-comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Sarah Jones, from a story by Jones and David Goldblum, based upon her off-Broadway play of the same name. Meryl Streep serves as an executive producer.

Contents

It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2022. It was released on October 14, 2022, by Cinedigm.

Plot

The film follows Sarah Jones as she travels across the United States, navigating the sex industry's relationship with race, power, and economics. Jones additionally portrays four different characters, with Rosario Dawson, Bryan Cranston, Ilana Glazer, Evan Seinfeld, Lotus Lain, Terria Xo, Leslie Farrington, Alice Little, among others appearing in the film. [2]

Production

In January 2021, it was announced Sarah Jones would direct, write, and produce, a documentary revolving around the sex industry, based on her Off-Broadway play of the same name, with Meryl Streep, Laverne Cox and Rashida Jones serving as executive producers. [3] The announcement of the project drew significant backlash, from sex workers and rights activists. [4] [5] Cox and Jones later exited the project. [6] [7] Following the backlash, Jones throughout the film made sure to include sex workers of various backgrounds. [8]

Release

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2022. [9] In July 2022, Cinedigm acquired distribution rights to the film. [10] It was released on October 14, 2022. [11]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. [12]

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  2. ↑ Nordstrom, Leigh (March 15, 2022). "Sarah Jones Makes Directorial Debut With Meryl Streep-Produced Film". Women's Wear Daily . Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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  6. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (January 7, 2021). "'Sell/Buy/Date': Laverne Cox Exits Sarah Jones' Sex Worker Doc Following "Outrage"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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