Sam Jones will make his feature film directorial debut with Mandate Pictures' BOOMERANG, a comedy about a young man trying to reclaim his life from his controlling parents, Mandate's production head Nathan Kahane said Thursday.

Photographer Jones' first film was the 2002 documentary "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" about the alt-country band Wilco recording an album.

Written by James Mottern, BOOMERANG is being produced by Bona Fide Prods. partners Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, the team behind "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Cold Mountain," together with Mandate, which is fully financing the project and handling worldwide sales. Mandate's creative exec Mary Lee will be overseeing for the company, while Carlo Martinelli is overseeing for Bona Fide.