The Toronto Film Festival is hosting the world premiere of "Black Sunflowers," a documentary set in Ukraine that follows youth involved in street racing, gunfire and tender moments. The film is directed by James Marcus Haney and lists Sean Penn as an executive producer.
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Fans of Sean Penn may be interested because he is attached as an executive producer to a high‑profile documentary debuting at a major festival.
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- The Toronto Film Festival is hosting the world premiere of "Black Sunflowers" on Friday evening.
- "Black Sunflowers" is a documentary set in Ukraine that depicts youth, street racing, machine‑gun fire and romantic interludes.
- James Marcus Haney is the director of the documentary.
- Sean Penn is credited as an executive producer on the film.
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