Shane West, Willa Holland, and Dermot Mulroney Star in SHE'S A CRIMINAL AFM Premiere

Film Mode Entertainment has announced the acquisition, AFM Market Premiere and debut screening of SHE'S A CRIMINAL (AKA The Dirty South), the new crime thriller starring Shane West (A Walk to Remember, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) Willa Holland (Arrow, Gossip Girl) and Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI, Young Guns, Secret Invasion). Cineverse has taken North American rights for the film where it will be released (day and date theatrical) on November 10, 2023.

SHE'S A CRIMINAL is directed by Matthew Yerby and will be screening at AFM for the very first time on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 9:30AM at Laemmle Monica Film Center 2.

“SHE'S A CRIMINAL encompasses everything we love about modern cinema including a talented filmmaker and empowering female lead.  Willa shines as a no-nonsense heroine alongside a charmingly villainous Dermot Mulroney, and the always riveting Shane West,” said Clay Epstein, President of Film Mode Entertainment.

Sue, a young bartender, has only 72 hours to come up with $30,000 to save her family bar before a greedy businessman takes the property. Desperate to make quick money, she partners up with a cunning thief to pull a dangerous heist. But when their scheme does not go as planned, Sue must resort to more criminal behavior in a bid/in order to avoid losing everything.

“This small-town crime thriller has been years in the making. We are incredibly excited to be partnering with an amazing company in Film Mode which shares our passion for the project. We look forward to sharing this special story worldwide.” Said producers Andrew Vogel and Suzann Toni Petrongolo.

SHE'S A CRIMINAL is bolstered by its fresh take on a trusted genre and a talented award-winning cast, whose combined box office earnings are near the $1B (USD) mark worldwide.

The World Premiere for the film was the opening night, black-tie event at the prestigious Chelsea Film Festival in NYC. The film received a standing ovation in a packed theater of over 300 people. The film, and Cinematographer Jess Dunlap, were awarded Best Cinematography at the festival. 

“It was quite an unexpected and pleasant surprise when our team received the feature film The Dirty South (aka She's a Criminal) as a late submission, as we had pretty much already booked our schedule for features. The programming team and I were unanimous in selecting the film to be in competition as well as opening the 2023 Chelsea Film Festival with its wonderfully unique narrative, exceptionally amazing cinematography, amazing cast and team of filmmakers.” Said Sonja Jean-Baptiste, Co-founder and Head Programmer of the Chelsea Film Festival.

SHE'S A CRIMINAL (aka The Dirty South) was made by VP Independent in association with Moo Studios, Principal Film Finance, Slated and Convoke Media.

SHE'S A CRIMINAL AKA The Dirty South is repped by Marilyn Haft of Law Offices of Marilyn G. Haft, P.C.

Holland is repped by A3 Artists Agency, 3 Arts Entertainment and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP.

West and Mulroney are repped by Paradigm and Luber Roklin Entertainment.

Film Mode Entertainment is handling international rights for She's A Criminal. 

Film Mode Entertainment is repped by Lon Haber & Co | IPPR. 

About Film Mode Entertainment

Film Mode Entertainment is a leading worldwide sales agent, production entity, and distribution company, focusing on commercially driven feature films of all genres and budget sizes. Film Mode represents projects at all stages of the filmmaking process, often as Executive Producer, with the aim of helping producers and distributors achieve maximum exposure for their films. Film Mode's recent titles include Mayim Bialik's feature directorial debut, AS THEY MADE US, starring two-time Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman, Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Candice Bergen, Simon Helberg and Dianna Agron, CRYPTO starring Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth and Alexis Bledel, STAGE MOTHER starring Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, and Adrian Grenier. Previous releases include SUGAR MOUNTAIN starring Jason Momoa and THE GOOD NEIGHBOR starring Academy Award-nominee James Caan. Film Mode accelerated its growth and expanded its capabilities by entering into a partnership with SCREEN MEDIA, representing their catalog of more than 600 titles, including WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE starring Leonardo DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his performance, and MONSTER, starring Charlize Theron who won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress for the film. The company also has its distribution arm, as well as a documentary label, DocMode. Film Mode is based in Beverly Hills, CA. For more information, visit www.filmmodeentertainment.com.