“Birds of Prey” helmer Cathy Yan will write and direct an adaptation of Rachel Khong’s short story “The Freshening” for FilmNation Entertainment.
The tale is set in a near-future where tensions over race and gender have reached a violent extreme, the U.S. government institutes a public health initiative known as ‘The Freshening’.
Every American receives an injection, after which everyone only sees others as the same race and gender as themselves. Then a street drug hits the scene promising a chance to see the world as it really is.
FilmNation Entertainment, Ali Wong, Hyperobject Industries/Gary Sanchez Productions, and Rewild are backing the project.
Source: Variety