I'll Be Gone in June
2026 film by Katharina Rivilis
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I'll Be Gone in June is an upcoming coming-of-age road movie written and directed by Katharina Rivilis, in her directorial debut. It stars Naomi Cosma as Franny, a German exchange student navigating life in New Mexico.
- Léa Germain
- Clemens Köstlin
- Andrea Kühnel
- Vincent Savino
- Wim Wenders
- Naomi Cosma
- David Flores
- Bianca Dumais
- Elijah De Billie
- Mia Ayon
- Marco Silva
- Logan Sage
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The film will have its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in May 2026.
Premise
It’s 2001, and 16-year-old Franny from Germany dreams of experiencing America as an exchange student. She had imagined the glamour of New York, but instead finds herself in a sleepy desert town in New Mexico in the haunting days after 9/11.[1]
Cast
- Naomi Cosma as Franny[2]
- David Flores as Elliott
- Rebecca Schulz as Ida
- Bianca Dumais as Sam
- Mia Ayon
- Marco Silva
- Logan Sage
Production
In March 2021, the project was presented at the Sofia Meetings and won the special mention of Mediterranean Film Institute Award.[3][4] In July 2021, Rivilis participated at the MFI Script 2 Film Workshops to develop the screenplay.[5] In February 2023, the project was selected to participate at the Berlinale Co-Production Market.[6] In November 2023, it received a €300,000 production grant from Eurimages.[7] In September 2024, the project participated at the European Work in Progress.[8] It won the Way Film Award, which included €5,000 in subtitling services.[9] In September 2025, it participated at the C EU Soon section of the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo in Rome, Italy.[10]
I’ll Be Gone in June is produced by Wim Wenders and Léa Germain for Berlin-based Road Movies Filmproduktion, in co-production with Rivilis and Andrea Kühnel for Wolfskind Films, Clemens Köstlin and Vincent Savino, along with Simon Jaquemet and Olga Lamontanara for Zurich-based 8Horses. The film was supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, HessenFilm, Filmförderungsanstalt and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.[2]
Principal photography took place in Las Cruces, New Mexico in March 2024.[11] Italian cinematographer Giulia Schelhas served as director of photography.[2]
Release
I'll Be Gone in June will have its world premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival at the Un Certain Regard section.[12] The German and Swiss distribution will be handled by DCM.[2]