Directed by
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
Starring
Sonequa Martin-Green
Natalie Morales
Ed Harris
Morgan Freeman
Release Date
Feb 28, 2025
Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan veteran comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather at the family's ancestral lake house.
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Legion M produced ‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ thanks in part to the backing of 2000 fan-investors, who own a direct stake in the film and since it’s release have received over $1,000,000 in financial returns.
The film was produced by Legion M in partnership with Radiant Pictures and Recre8, with the rights held by MDFZ, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legion M. The film was financed via a combination of traditional Hollywood financing, and a Reg D and Reg CF “Fan-First-Financing” offerings.
The film premiered at SXSW in March of 2024 where it won the “Narrative Spotlight Audience Award,” and then went on to win Audience and/or Grand Jury awards at Mill Valley and Long-Island film festivals. In June of 2024 we announced a partnership with Briarcliff Entertainment for US distribution, and in 2025 it was announced that Universal Pictures had acquired the international distribution rights. The film released theatrical to over 750 US theaters in February of 2025, and on VOD (video-on-demand) in March of 2025. As of April 2025 the film was “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with a 95% score (for both critics and audiences), making it one of the best-reviewed films of 2025, and one of the best of Morgan Freeman’s career.
Produced by
Paul Scanlan, Terri Lubaroff, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Richard Silverman, Ray Maiello, Mike Field, Robert Paschall Jr.
Executive Producers
Jeff Annison, David Baxter, Fred Benenson, Chris Boshuizen, Jordan Dykstra, Ronnie Exley, Simon Fawcett, Danielle Goodman Strong, Ed Harris, Ellen Helms, Travis Kelce, Sean Krajewski, Sonequa Martin-Green, Joe Masterson, Nancy Masterson, Natalie Morales, Tom Ortenberg, Brandi Plants, Jessica Rose, Jeremy Ross, Oli Strong, Jonathan Taylor, Igor Tsukerman
Status: Released Feb 28, 2025
Genre: Dark Comedy Drama
Role: Producer, Financier
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