Miramax and Roadside Attractions Team Up for Obama Romance ‘Southside With You’

After successfully partnering up on “Mr. Holmes” last year to the tune of nearly $18 million, Roadside Attractions and Miramax are joining forces once again to distribute the well-reviewed Sundance romance “Southside With You.” Marking the directorial debut of Richard Tanne, the film imagines just how exactly Barack and Michele Obama’s first date might have gone down.

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The director takes a page from Richard Linklater’s playbook in reducing the couple’s story to a walk-and-talk one-day structure. Tika Sumpter co-developed the film and stars as Michelle, while Parker Sawyers, best known for small roles in “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” plays Barack.

Deadline reports the film is being sold in the $2 million ballpark and that the deal will be finalized tonight in Berlin. The film earned very favorable reviews at its Sundance premiere last month.