The Mise En Scene Company (MSC) has acquired world sales rights to “Dope Queens,” from writer-director Grafton Doyle, and will introduce the title to buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
The film is produced by Julio Lopez Velasquez – whose credits include “Buck Run” and “A Place in the Field” – via Tomorrowland Productions, alongside John Reyes Doyle, Grafton Doyle, and Atit Shah, in association with Create Entertainment.
“Dope Queens” played at the Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier this year. Based on true events, the film follows three friends who must hustle through the night on the streets of Tenderloin, San Francisco.
MSC will open worldwide sales discussions at Cannes with distributors, streamers, and premium platform buyers. Negotiations were handled by John Reyes Doyle through Equites Productions, with Rory Macdonald representing MSC.
MSC CEO Paul Yates said: “‘Dope Queens’ is fearless filmmaking – raw, contemporary, visually arresting, and deeply human. Grafton Doyle has delivered a film with genuine cultural edge and significant international crossover potential. The film operates in a highly commercial elevated-genre space while retaining an authentic emotional core. We were immediately drawn to its fluorescent visual identity, propulsive energy, and sharp romantic-thriller framework. It’s exactly the kind of filmmaker-driven cinema MSC is committed to championing globally, and we are incredibly excited to be working with John, Grafton, and the entire team.”
Doyle said: “We’re incredibly thrilled to be working with MSC and to be bringing ‘Dope Queens’ to Cannes. From the beginning, it felt like they understood the film creatively and commercially, and we’re excited for international audiences to discover it.”
The company previously brought “Billy Knight,” “Forelock,” and “Desert Road” to Berlin’s European Film Market earlier this year.
