Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the national theatrical rights to the participant’s civil rights documentary. Road to Lowndes County and Black Power.
Greenwich has plans for a December 2nd release of the film, directed by Sam Pollard and Gita Gambir, and was nominated for Best Historical Documentary at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards earlier this week. As Deadline previously reported, Peacock acquired U.S. streaming rights for the film in June.
Vienna-based Autlook Filmsales will be responsible for the international film sales of this title at next month’s IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) and future markets and festivals. lownes county It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June and screened at the Camden International Film Festival in Maine last month.
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“The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 represents not the culmination of the civil rights movement but the beginning of a new and important chapter,” says the film’s description. No place represented this upcoming battle better than Lownes County, Alabama, a poor rural county.”
The synopsis continues: This is not a story of hope, it is a story of action. Through first-person accounts and scorching archive footage, Road to Lowndes County and Black Power It’s the story of how local movements and Young Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers fought for not just voting rights, but black power in Lowndes County. ”
Tribeca First Look: ‘Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power’ Reveals ‘Vital Chapter’ of Civil Rights Movement
Although historical in nature, the film speaks directly to today. Republicans were stunned by Joe Biden’s victories in the historically losing states of Georgia and Arizona in 2020, leaving minorities likely to support Democrats in the November midterm elections. We have doubled down on our efforts to keep voter turnout down.
Greenwich Co-President Edward Arendts said: “The state-sanctioned, systematic and racist voter suppression was carried out at the time, and the courage and courage it took to challenge and ultimately defeat it. There is heroism and malice in this provocative, telling and highly detailed account of the discipline.” in a statement. “Gita and Sam’s dramatic reenactment of those times is an implicit call to action to identify and resist the malice of today’s disenfranchisement.”
Participant CEO David Linde commented: Restoring and preserving the story is more important than ever and we partnered with Peacock, Greenwich and Aulook to bring this story brought to life by such extraordinary filmmakers on the big screen and rightfully so. I’m excited to be able to reach a wider audience. ”
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In a statement, Gambia and Pollard said: Both companies have a history of unique, innovative and award-winning documentary films. Road to Lowndes County and Black PowerWe are excited about all the opportunities these partnerships bring to our films. ”
Attendees represented the sale of the documentary to Greenwich Entertainment and Outlook, with attendees Riesle Copeland (EVP Content Strategy and Sales), Adam Macy (Senior Counsel, Business and Legal), and Rob Williams (SVP, Content Strategy). and sales, spearheading negotiations) participated. Her Arentz from Greenwich represented her distributor and Salma Abdalla represented her Autlook.
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Road to Lowndes County and Black Power Presented by attendees and produced by Multitude Films in collaboration with The Atlantic. The documentary is directed by Sam Pollard and Gita Gambier and produced by Anya Rous and Jessica Devaney and produced by Dema Paxton Fofang through Multitude Films banner. Executive producers are Jeff Skoll and the late Diane Wearman, who represent Participant. Fred Grinstein; Linzee Troubh representing The Atlantic; The film was inspired by his Vann R. Newkirk II research and writing published in The Atlantic. He also served as a consulting producer for the film.
Pollard’s directorial credits include: MLK/FBI, Mr. SOUL! (co-directed by Melissa Heislip), Citizen Ash (Rex Miller and co-director), and the upcoming Bill Russell: Legend, great about the late NBA. He was nominated for the 1998 Academy Award for Best Producer. 4 Little Girlsdirected by Spike Lee.
Gandbhir’s directorial credits include: call center blues, i am proof (co-directed with Trish Adrecic), and In memory of the artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. (Co-directed with Peri Peltz). She and Pollard won her two Primetime Emmy Awards for editing her documentary. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (co-edited with Arielle Amsalem), and When the Levees Breach: Requiem in Four Acts (Co-edited with Nancy Novak).
Future feature releases of Participant will include: descendantspremiered today on Netflix. all beauty and blood (NEON, HBO documentary film), winner of the Venice Golden Lion Award for Best Film. Shirley (Netflix); BLKNWS (A24); out of my mind (Disney+), and White Bird: A Wonder Story (Lionsgate).Recent releases include Costa Brava, Lebanon; first waveand history-making triple Academy Award nominees run away.
Recent releases from Greenwich Entertainment include: Viva Maestro!a portrait of the director’s superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel By Ted Brown.BAFTA nominations for Clio Bernard Ali & Avaand the Sundance Award-winning documentary presidentGreenwich Release rescue When hockey land 2021 Oscar Winning Mega Hits free solo 2018.
Autlook Filmsales is one of the leading distributors of feature length documentaries, hybrids and documentary series.Current slate includes Innocence by Oscar nominee Guy Davidy. Three Minutes – Extended By Bianca Stigter. Belushi By RJ Cutler. 2022 Academy Award-nominated documentary write with fire By Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, and 2020 Oscar-nominated document To By Waad Al-Kataeb and Edward Watts.
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