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Line 24: ==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=http://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 \|~~publisher~~work= The New York Times \|date= 1998-07-14 \|~~access_date~~accessdate= 2017-11-05}}</ref> It is one of America's largest independent distributors of documentaries and art films, releasing 12 to 15 films a year in theaters nationwide and 40 to 60 titles on DVD and 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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