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==History==

First Run was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers in order to advance the distribution of independent film.<ref>[https://www.firstrunfeatures.com/presskits/first_run_press/fran.pdf The Independent: "Fran Spielman" interviewed by Eric Breitbart and Morris Sapadin] vol 4 no I</ref> In the 1980s, the company focused on more mainstream documentaries and started distributing films on video.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/14/arts/film-finding-a-place-for-small-movies-in-the-big-picture.html |title= Finding a Place for Small Movies in the Big Picture |work= The New York Times |date= 1998-07-14 |accessdateaccess-date= 2017-11-05}}</ref>

It is one of America's largest independent distributors of documentaries and [[art film]]s, releasing 12 to 15 films a year in theaters nationwide and 40 to 60 titles on DVD and [[video on demand|VOD]] annually. First Run distributes a large number of documentaries and foreign films, including many films about [[LGBT]] issues, Jewish experience, and political and human rights issues.

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| 2016

| ''A Matter of Time''<ref name=Devlin>{{cite news|last=Devlin|first=Mike|title=Kathryn Calder raises ALS awareness with personal doc A Matter of Time|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/kathryn-calder-raises-als-awareness-with-personal-doc-a-matter-of-time/|accessdateaccess-date=August 22, 2020|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=July 28, 2016}}</ref>

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| 2015

| ''[[Welcome to Leith]]''<ref name=Indiewire>{{cite news|last=Van Cott|first=Kaeli|title=First Run Features Acquires Sundance Doc 'Welcome to Leith'|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/first-run-features-acquires-sundance-doc-welcome-to-leith-20150622|accessdateaccess-date=February 1, 2016|newspaper=Indiewire|date=July 22, 2015}}</ref>

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| 2015

| ''[[Troublemakers (2015 film)|Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art]]''<ref name=Rosen>{{cite news|last=Rosen|first=Steven|title=Land Art|url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33724-land_art.html/|accessdateaccess-date=January 29, 2016|newspaper=Cincinnati City Beat|date=September 30, 2015}}</ref>

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| 2015

| ''The Looking Glass''<ref name=Levine>{{cite news|last=Levine|first=Sydney|title=John Hancock's 'The Looking Glass' is Coming to Theaters Via First Run Features|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/john-hancocks-the-looking-glass-is-coming-to-theaters-via-first-run-features-20151006/|accessdateaccess-date=January 29, 2016|newspaper=Indiewire|date=October 6, 2015}}</ref>

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| 2013

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| 2012

| ''[[Pink Ribbons, Inc.]]''<ref name=Vlessing>{{cite news|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|title=NFB’s Drisdell discusses challenges of "Pink Ribbons" release|url=http://realscreen.com/2012/01/25/nfbs-drisdell-discusses-challenges-of-pink-ribbons-release/|accessdateaccess-date=February 1, 2012|newspaper=Reelscreen|date=January 27, 2012}}</ref>

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| 2011