Aurora Perrineau is starring in the coming-of-age drama “Virginia, Minnesota,” writer-director Daniel Stine’s debut feature film, Variety has learned exclusively.
Rushaway Pictures is producing “Virginia, Minnesota,” which centers on two young women torn apart by a childhood tragedy, who unexpectedly reunite by traveling back to their childhood home — a private residence for girls from troubled families. Perrineau, the daughter of Harold Perrineau, is playing one of the leads as a wry and cynical young woman from a small town.
Perrineau’s feature credits include Drake Doremus’ “Equals,” opposite Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult; director Jon Chu’s “Jem and the Holograms,” opposite Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott and Hayley Kiyoko; and Sony’s upcoming science-fiction thriller “Passengers,” portraying the best friend to Jennifer Lawrence’s character.
Her TV credits include “Pretty Little Liars” and “Chasing Life.”
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Stine’s short films include “God and Vodka,” “Grape” and “The Championship Rounds.”
Perrineau is repped by APA.
