Zach Braff drama 'Clean Hands' heads to TIFF market after Myriad picks up international rights
Myriad Pictures has acquired international sales rights to Clean Hands, the Zach Braff-led true-life drama that premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival, and will shop the film to overseas buyers at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival market (Deadline).
The deal follows a North American rights agreement with Vertical, meaning the film now has distribution lined up on both sides of the Atlantic. Myriad, led by Kirk D'Amico, will launch international sales at TIFF's industry market — the side of the festival where sales agents pitch finished films and projects to distributors from around the world.
Clean Hands stars Braff as Kevin Simmers, a veteran police officer whose convictions about law enforcement and accountability are upended when his own daughter becomes trapped in a cycle he cannot break. The cast also includes Esther McGregor, Holt McCallany, Abigail Spencer, and Lucas Till. Jake Allyn wrote and directed the film, drawing on a true story.
The production spans several independent companies. Jake Allyn and Conor Allyn produced through Margate House Films, alongside Brian Loschiavo of Riverside Entertainment, James Suttles and Jason Winn of WW/SF Entertainment, and JR Rappaport of Glasshouse Pictures. Braff is among the executive producers, joined by Kevin and Dana Simmers — the real-life figures at the centre of the story — along with Jim Gladden, Tony Herbert, Daniel Weaver, Jonathan Beaulieu, William Deasey, Scott Davis, and Linda Davis.
D'Amico said Myriad is delighted to bring Jake Allyn's Clean Hands to international audiences, according to Deadline. The film's Tribeca premiere earlier this year marked its first public screening; the TIFF market will be its first exposure to global buyers.
For Braff, the role is a departure from the lighter fare he is best known for. He plays a cop confronting the system from inside his own family — a premise rooted in real events rather than fiction. The inclusion of Kevin and Dana Simmers as executive producers signals that the real subjects had a hand in shaping how their story reached the screen.
TIF's market runs alongside the public festival each September and serves as one of the film industry's key acquisition hubs, alongside Sundance, Cannes, and Berlin's European Film Market. For a Tribeca-premiered title, landing a sales agent before TIFF is a common path: the festival premiere builds critical attention, and the market converts that attention into territory-by-territory distribution deals.
A North American release date through Vertical has not yet been announced.
