SUSPENSE/DRAMA
The remarkable, true, survival story of a Jewish boy hiding in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during WWII. Based on the memoir THE BOY IN THE WOODS by Maxwell Smart and inspired by the award-winning feature documentary CHEATING HITLER by Rebecca Snow. Myriad Pictures is excited to share that THE BOY IN THE WOODS will be part the 2023 Industry Selects lineup. Screening for accredited buyers during the Festival, this curated selection of 12 films go beyond the Official Selection, and are all available for worldwide acquisition. Myriad Pictures is handling worldwide sales.
Director/Writer: Rebecca Snow
Starring: Jett Klyne, Richard Armitage, David Kohlsmith
Robert Budreau & Jonathan Bronfman
Kirk D’Amico, Maxwell Smart, Mark Slone, Patrick Patterson, Joel Rilley
Menemsha Films (U.S.)
Press Materials
Photon Films (Canada)
Miami Jewish Film Festival
TIFF Industry Selects
Torchbearer Award: The Boy in the Woods Rebecca Snow, Director • Canada “The inaugural Torchbearer Award is given to The Boy in the Woods, a work that goes beyond mere entertainment, serving as a powerful conduit for remembrance. This film has fearlessly explored the origins and repercussions of one of
TORONTO — Myriad Pictures is excited to share that THE BOY IN THE WOODS will be part the 2023 Industry Selects lineup. “Screening for accredited buyers during the Festival, this curated selection of 12 films go beyond the Official Selection, and are all available for worldwide acquisition.” Myriad Pictures is
Principal photography has begun on the World War II drama The Boy in the Woods, a big-screen adaptation of the wartime novel The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War by Maxwell Smart. The film is currently shooting in North Bay, Canada. Rebecca Snow (Cheating Hitler: Surviving the
Principal photography has started on the upcoming World War II drama The Boy in the Woods, according to a Deadline exclusive report. The film is being shot in North Bay, Canada. The new film stars Jett Klyne and Richard Armitage. No release date has yet been set for the film.