Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) said its subsidiary 42West delivered a slate of 16 titles at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. The programme included world and North American premieres across documentary and narrative categories, with Barry Avrich’s Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been receiving the People’s Choice prize for Documentary Film.
#Documentary recognition at Toronto
Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been was listed as a world premiere in TIFF Docs and as an acquisition. The film was directed and written by Barry Avrich and produced by Taraji P. Henson, Barry Avrich p.g.a. and Mark Selby.
The documentary was one of two documentary features in the 42West slate. The other was Pretenders, a world premiere in Gala Presentations directed and written by Joss Crowley and featuring Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers.
#Titles included in the 42West slate
The narrative feature programme covered several TIFF sections and distribution arrangements. Babies, directed and written by Lauren Miller Rogen, was a world premiere in Gala Presentations with Roadside / Vertical. Its cast includes Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Issa Rae, Dan Stevens, Kate Berlant, Zach Cherry, Ed Helms, Ashley Park, Sharon Stone and David Strathairn.
Drifter, directed and written by Sung Kang, was a world premiere in Discovery and listed as an acquisition. Evil Genius, directed by Courteney Cox and written by Courtenay Miles, was a world premiere in Gala Presentations and also listed as an acquisition.
The remaining titles were A Girl Unknown, a North American premiere in Centrepiece with Greenwich Entertainment; Half, a world premiere in Midnight Madness and an acquisition; Happily Ever After, a world premiere in Special Presentations and an acquisition; and Light Pillar, a North American premiere in Centrepiece with Greenwich Entertainment.
The slate also included Look Back, a North America premiere in Special Presentations with GKIDS; Paradise Lost, a world premiere in Special Presentations with its distributor listed as TBA; Tangles, a North American premiere in Centrepiece with Independent Film Company; and Up Against It, a world premiere in Gala Presentations and an acquisition.
Three additional titles were listed without a premiere category in the supplied announcement: The Market Compound, directed by James Mulachy; Freeing Flipper, directed and written by Barney Douglas; and Air Bud Returns, directed and written by Robert Vince.
#Clients and other festival activity
42West identified actress Inde Navarrette, producer Theresa Park, actor Max Cortezi and actress Siena Rafter among its personal clients attending the festival.
Navarrette returned to Toronto after the 2025 premiere of Obsession and took part in a TIFF Lightbox Dialogues panel discussion with director Curry Barker. Park attended the North American premiere of her film Clarissa, alongside David Oyelowo, India Amartiefio and Ayo Edebiri.
Cortezi had a role in Trash Mountain, described as a comedic drama written by and starring Caleb Heron and Zooey Deschanel. Rafter stars in Apple’s Being Heumann with Mark Ruffalo. The film is based on true events and adapted from Judith Heumann’s memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.
Being Heumann was described as a runner-up for the Audience Award. The announcement said it opens theatrically on November 6 and streams on Apple November 13.
#42West and Dolphin background
Dolphin said 42West has worked on film festival public-relations campaigns throughout its 21-year history, representing films at events including Annecy, Berlin, Cannes, New York, Sundance, Telluride, Tribeca and Venice.
Dolphin describes itself as an entertainment marketing and content production company. Its operations include a venture studio developing and investing in content, products and experiences, alongside a marketing consortium that includes 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media, Elle Communications, Special Projects and The Digital Dept.
#Key Takeaways
- Dolphin said 42West delivered 16 titles at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival.
- Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been received the People’s Choice prize for Documentary Film.
- The slate included documentary and narrative features across world and North American premiere programmes.
- 42West clients identified at the festival included Inde Navarrette, Theresa Park, Max Cortezi and Siena Rafter.
- Being Heumann was described as an Audience Award runner-up, with a theatrical opening on November 6 and an Apple streaming date of November 13.
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