Patricia Arquette Took Her Directorial Debut All the Way to TIFF — Then, She Had to Recut It

Patricia Arquette Took Her Directorial Debut All the Way to TIFF — Then, She Had to Recut It

Tribeca: Arquette's energetic spin on (a lightly fictionalized) Hunter S. Thompson and the women in his orbit premiered at TIFF in 2023, but looking to make a version a touch more "American," the first-time filmmaker went back to the editing room. As she tells IndieWire, the process was unexpectedly edifying.

Patricia Arquette Recut Her 2023 Directorial Debut ‘Gonzo Girl’ After TIFF: “It’s the American Version” — Still Has No Distributor — World of Reel

“Gonzo Girl,” Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut, world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, to weak reviews. The film still has no U.S. distributor, which has led to Arquette re-editing the entire thing in hopes of finding distribution.That’s the winding journey of Arquette’s film. But while many filmmakers might see such a situation as disheartening—a blow to their creative vision—Arquette sees it as something else …