Read More: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Award-Winning Adventure Doc 'Unbranded' Starting as a Kickstarter campaign, "Unbranded" has become an award-winning documentary and is set to be released in theaters and On Demand this weekend. The film took home the Audience Awards at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival -- where it had its world premiere -- and the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival this year. The movie was directed by Phillip Baribeau ("Mountain Men"), who also served as co-cinematographer with Korey Kaczmarek ("American River Renegades"). The official film synopsis reads: "Sixteen mustangs, four men, one dream: to ride border to border, Mexico to Canada, up the spine of the American West. The documentary...tracks four fresh-out-of-college buddies as they take on wild mustangs to be their trusted mounts, and set out on the adventure of a lifetime. Their wildness of spirit, in both man and horse, is quickly dwarfed.
- 9/24/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
Read More: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Award-Winning Adventure Doc 'Unbranded' Phil Baribeau, who worked as a camera operator on the series "Mountain Men," is making his directorial debut with the award-winning adventure documentary, "Unbranded." "Unbranded" follows the 3,000 mile journey of recent college graduates Ben Masters, Thomas Glover, Jonny Fitzsimons and Ben Thamer as they travel from Mexico through Western America and up to Canada with 16 mustangs. The four friends wanted to inspire adoptions of the 50,000 wild horses that live in holding pens in the American West and to draw attention to the fragile ecosystem there. The documentary follows their five-and-a-half month trip through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana in places like Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Glacier National Park. Gravitas Ventures will release the documentary in theaters nationwide and on VOD starting September 25. Check out the exclusive poster...
- 7/27/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
The drama about the 1969 Stonewall riots will open on September 25. Separately, Sundance Selects has acquired A Ballerina’s Tale and Gravitas Ventures has picked up Unbranded.
Roland Emmerich directed Stonewall from Jon Robin Baitz’s screenplay, which follows a fictional man caught up in the Greenwich Village riots sparked by ongoing police brutality at a mafia-run watering hole.
The riots triggered the Us Lgbt rights movement at a time when there was scant recognition of gay rights in the Us.
Jeremy Irvine and newcomer Jonny Beauchamp star alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman.
“I was always interested and passionate about telling this important story, but I feel it has never been more timely than right now,” said Emmerich, who also produced the film.
Sundance Selects has picked up Us rights from Andrew Herwitz of The Film Sales Company to Nelson George’s A Ballerina’s Tale, a documentary about Misty Copeland, who last month...
Roland Emmerich directed Stonewall from Jon Robin Baitz’s screenplay, which follows a fictional man caught up in the Greenwich Village riots sparked by ongoing police brutality at a mafia-run watering hole.
The riots triggered the Us Lgbt rights movement at a time when there was scant recognition of gay rights in the Us.
Jeremy Irvine and newcomer Jonny Beauchamp star alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman.
“I was always interested and passionate about telling this important story, but I feel it has never been more timely than right now,” said Emmerich, who also produced the film.
Sundance Selects has picked up Us rights from Andrew Herwitz of The Film Sales Company to Nelson George’s A Ballerina’s Tale, a documentary about Misty Copeland, who last month...
- 7/21/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Reality Checks: How Hot Docs Helps Underappreciated Documentaries Find Life Gravitas Ventures has snagged distribution rights for "Unbranded," Phillip Baribeau's award-winning documentary centered on a group's grueling 3,000-mile trek across five states. The film's official synopsis reads: "'Unbranded' follows the story of Ben Masters, Thomas Glover, Jonny Fitzsimons and Ben Thamer as they travel through the deepest backcountry from Mexico through the American West up to Canada, with 16 Mustangs chosen and trained for this purpose. The ride took five and a half months through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, in famously challenging and beautiful country such as Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Glacier National Park." A crowdfunding success story, the film raised $171,000 on Kickstarter from over 1,000 backers and later inspired the adoption of 50,000 wild horses living in holding pens throughout the American West. "We are...
- 7/21/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
Gravitas Ventures announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to the documentary Unbranded, which recently premiered at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto. As part of the deal, Unbranded will open September 25 in more than 25 theaters, with a simultaneous VOD release. Coinciding with the announcement is the release of the film’s official trailer. Unbranded, billed as a story of rugged independence, follows the story of four horsemen – Ben Masters, Thomas…...
- 7/21/2015
- Deadline
Documentary follows four friends on a 3,000 mile journey on horseback.
Ahead of its world premiere at Toronto HotDocs (April 23 - May 3), Dogwoof has acquired worldwide sales rights (excluding North America) to Unbranded.
The film, directed by Phillip Baribeau, is the story of four friends who set out on a 3,000-mile horseback journey through the American West, from Mexico to Canada.
Based on the bestselling book by Ben Masters, it is produced by the team that released Sundance audience award-winning documentary Buck.
Dogwoof negotiated the deal direct with the filmmakers. Following HotDocs the film will have its market premiere at this year’s Cannes Marché.
Ahead of its world premiere at Toronto HotDocs (April 23 - May 3), Dogwoof has acquired worldwide sales rights (excluding North America) to Unbranded.
The film, directed by Phillip Baribeau, is the story of four friends who set out on a 3,000-mile horseback journey through the American West, from Mexico to Canada.
Based on the bestselling book by Ben Masters, it is produced by the team that released Sundance audience award-winning documentary Buck.
Dogwoof negotiated the deal direct with the filmmakers. Following HotDocs the film will have its market premiere at this year’s Cannes Marché.
- 4/22/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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