EXCLUSIVE : Cannes 2025 Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner A Poet , by Colombian filmmaker Simon Mesa Soto, is the inspiration for a new U.S. movie from Elle producer Saïd Ben Saïd and Between The Temples director Nathan Silver.

The English-language version of the critical hit will be set in upstate New York from a screenplay by Nathan Silver and Chris Mason Wells, the writing duo behind Sundance title Between The Temples .

Filming is being lined up for later this fall on the project, which is being produced by SBS Productions and has SBS International selling worldwide. Discussions will begin in Cannes this week.…