Microdrama director Kristen Brancaccio to direct Graviteur Studios feature
Brancaccio, who has directed 21 vertical series, will helm the YA thriller "Crush Party", the first feature from Graviteur Studios, set up by Dolphin Entertainment and Kynetic Media Ventures, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
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Graviteur Studios has hired Kristen Brancaccio to direct its first feature film, the YA thriller "Crush Party", The Hollywood Reporter reported on 29 September 2026. Principal photography is due to begin in 2027.
Brancaccio has directed 21 vertical series, according to the outlet. They include "Screen Time", the first microdrama from Issa Rae's Hoorae Media, which The Hollywood Reporter said earned nearly 75 million views in its first week on TikTok and PineDrama. She also directed "Hollywood Starlet" for aTwist and the Audible vertical "Southern Belle Insults". She told the outlet she began working in the format after producers working with ReelShort approached her in early 2024.
Graviteur Studios was launched in June 2026 by Dolphin Entertainment and Kynetic Media Ventures to develop creator-led film and television projects budgeted between $1m and $10m, Variety reported at the time.
Companies Graviteur Studios, Hoorae Media, ReelShort