Dandelion, Starring KiKi Layne, To Open 5th Annual LightReel Film Festival June 5
Opening the 5th Annual LightReel Film Festival is writer-director Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion, starring KiKi Layne, Thomas Doherty, Melanie Nicholls-King, Brady Stablein, Jack Stablein, and Grace Kaiser. The festival runs from June 5-8 in Washington, DC.
IFC Films will later release the film in theaters on July 12, 2024
Dandelion, a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance. The experience moves Dandelion from a narrow view of success to a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey, and the discovery of a voice that is authentically her own.
Produced by Rian Cahill, Adam Cobb, Nicole Riegel, and Peter McClellan, The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner composed the score for the film, and original music
