Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate (GKids) has acquired the North American rights to Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’, the US based animation distributor announced on Thursday, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

GKids plans a summer release of the animated feature produced by Salma Hayek-Pinault.

The story of the film evolves around an unlikely friendship between a young mischievous girl and an imprisoned poet. The film has distilled the 26 poems in Gibran’s 1923 classic into a collection of eight animated films from eight directors.

Its voice cast includes Hayek, Liam Neeson, Quvenzhane Wallis, John Krasinski, Frank Langella and Alfred Molina. The score is by Gabriel Yared, with additional music by songwriters Damien Rice, Glenn Hansard and Lisa Hannigan and performances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

The film debuted at Cannes last year and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.

‘This is one of the most personal projects I have ever done and I am extremely proud of it,’ Hayek-Pinault said.