Sook-Yin Lee (Director) and Chester Brown walk the red carpet for the live-action adaptation of Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel. In the late 90s, Chester and Sonny are a long-term, committed, romantic couple. When Sonny wants to redefine their relationship, Chester, an introverted cartoonist, starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.

It’s no small feat to adapt a memoir of your long-time friend and partner into a film, however, Sook-Yin Lee (YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE, OCTAVIO IS DEAD) makes PAYING FOR IT a must-see addition to this year’s lineup.