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First Run Features is an independent film distribution company based in New York City.[1] First Run was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers in order to advance the distribution of independent film and 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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| Industry | Film distribution |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, USA |
| Products | Films, VOD, DVDs, Blu-rays |
| Website | http://www.firstrunfeatures.com |
First Run is the American distributor for Michael Apted's Up Series, Ross McElwee's Sherman's March, Oscar-nominated The Most Dangerous Man in America, Maidentrip, Girl Model, Eames: The Architect and the Painter, For the Bible Tells Me So, A Jihad for Love, God Loves Uganda , D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus's Kings of Pastry, Joe Berlinger's Crude, Alex Gibney and Eugene Jarecki's The Trials of Henry Kissinger, Alice, Save Me, Anita: Speaking Truth to Power and Moving Midway, among many others. Many of the films First Run Features has distributed have been endorsed by Human Rights Watch.
Notable films
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Welcome to Leith[2] |
| 2015 | Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art[3] |
| 2015 | The Looking Glass[4] |
| 2012 | Pink Ribbons, Inc.[5] |
| 2011 | The Man Nobody Knew[6] |
| 2010 | The Most Dangerous Man in America |
| 2009 | Crude |
| 2009 | Ballerina |
| 2009 | Altiplano |
| 2009 | A Wink and a Smile |
| 2008 | Moving Midway |
| 2008 | A Jihad for Love |
| 2008 | Constantine's Sword |
| 2008 | Praying with Lior |
| 2007 | For the Bible Tells Me So |
| 2007 | Save Me |
| 2007 | The Power of Forgiveness |
| 2007 | Please Vote for Me |
| 2007 | Breaking the Maya Code |
| 2004 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train |
| 2003 | Bonhoeffer |
| 2002 | The Butterfly |
| 2001 | The Fluffer |
| 1999 | Gendernauts |
| 1999 | After Stonewall |
| 1995 | Whitewash |
| 1993 | Speak Up! It's So Dark |
| 1992 | Utz |
| 1991 | The Architecture of Doom |
| 1984 | Before Stonewall |
| 1975 | A Boy and his Dog |
References
- ^ Kelly Anderson, Distributor profile: First Run Features, Real Screen, July 29, 2010
- ^ Van Cott, Kaeli (July 22, 2015). "First Run Features Acquires Sundance Doc 'Welcome to Leith'". Indiewire. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Steven (September 30, 2015). "Land Art". Cincinnati City Beat. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Levine, Sydney (October 6, 2015). "John Hancock's 'The Looking Glass' is Coming to Theaters Via First Run Features". Indiewire. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (January 27, 2012). "NFB's Drisdell discusses challenges of "Pink Ribbons" release". Reelscreen. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Carl Colby (director) (September 2011). The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (Motion picture). New York City: Act 4 Entertainment.
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