Bella Thorne To Make Feature Directing Debut With ‘Color Your Hurt’, True Story About A Gay Man Growing Up In The Bible Belt
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Bella Thorne is set to make her feature directorial debut with Color Your Hurt, the true story of a young gay man growing up in the bible belt.
Thorne has started the casting process on the project which is based on her original screenplay and a short film she has made called Unsettled, which is in post-production.
Filming is being lined up for the Midwest and Italy in spring of this year. The Midnight Sun and Babysitter actress made Unsettled in June 2023 (around the same time her short film Paint Her Red debuted at the Taormina Film Festival) with producers Jen Gatien (Chelsea On The Rocks) and Eddie Alcazar (The Vandal).
It was edited by Ron Dulin (Reality) with additional editing from Alfonso Gonçalves (Winter’s Bone). Gatien will produce Color Your Hurt along with David Lipper (Bandit) and Robert A.
