Casey Affleck will produce and co-star in sports drama Fencer. To be directed by writer/director Jasmine McGlade.

A hard-charging female athlete faces personal demons and childhood rivals as she vies for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team.

Affleck will produce via his Sea Change Media banner along with Whitaker Lader and McGlade. McGlade made her feature directorial debut with the 2011 indie drama Maria My Love and is the ex-wife of La La Land director Damien Chazelle. She successfully fought for an executive producer credit on that award-winning musical, having played a key role in its early development, and she also produced Chazelle’s first feature, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.