Athina Rachel Tsangari has explored the complexities of modern masculinity and three-way relationships with “Chevalier” and “Trigonometry,” respectively. Next, she’ll turn a critical eye on scapegoating. Screen Daily reports the filmmaker will direct “Harvest” from a script by Joslyn Barnes. Based on Jim Crace’s 2013 novel of the same name, the story “is set in a medieval village in England and follows the villagers’ reaction to three newcomers, who become scapegoats in a time of economic turmoil.”
The project hails from Sixteen Films, Louverture Films, and The Match Factory. Sixteen Films’ Rebecca O’Brien will produce, as will Louverture’s Barnes.
“Attenberg,” Tsangari’s feature about a young woman feeling stuck in her hometown, picked up awards at Venice Film Festival and AFI Fest. “Chevalier” won the best film prize at London Film Fest and was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award, while “Trigonometry” screened at Berlinale this year. “The Slow Business of Going” and “Borgia” are among Tsangari’s other credits.
“I don’t make movies for everyone,” Tsangari has said. “With every movie, I try to make something different so that I challenge myself with a new type of language through my own filter and my own lens.” She continued, “I don’t go to work every day thinking I’m a ‘female filmmaker.’ If I decide to make a film in Hollywood, we’ll see. I keep hearing about glass ceilings and glass floors and glass walls, so I’ll see.”