Magnolia. Rapace. Aronofsky.
Magnolia Pictures acquired Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, a documentary on cult musician Swamp Dogg, directed by Isaac Gale and Ryan Olson. Featuring guest artists and fans, the film explores his musical impact. A cookbook and new album accompany the release on May 2. Trailer here.
New original psychological thriller, The Technique announces its ensemble cast members:
Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone)
Emma Roberts (American Horror Story)
Ben Platt (Theater Camp)
Laura Harrier (BlackKklansman)
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
This marks the feature directorial debut from filmmaker Brian McGreevy and the first film entirely packaged by production company Hypothesis.
A new documentary, Lowland Kids, produced by Darren Aronofsky (dir. Requiem for a Dream), was just acquired by Together Films for International Sales Rights. From filmmaker Sandra Winther, the doc follows two Louisiana native climate refugees and is set to premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen at the end of the month.
A four-part documentary on Tim Burton, directed by Tara Wood (21 Years: Richard Linklater), features exclusive interviews with stars like Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, and Michael Keaton, unseen artwork, and an unreleased stop-motion short. Part 1 premiered at Tribeca 2024, with WME handling global sales.
Gravitas Ventures has obtained North American rights to I’m Beginning to See the Light a tale of self-discovery from Russian director Konstantin Khudyakov. The hauntingly beautiful film comes from Hoody Films and is set for digital release and VOD release in May.
