EXCLUSIVE:Abramoramahas locked down North American rights toDeep Rising, the eco-thriller documentary narrated and exec produced byJason Momoathat world premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
Directed and produced byMatthieu Rytz, the film is billed as a tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue, investigating the future of the worlds energy crisis and how it is currently tied to the fate of the deep ocean floor, which is itself intricately linked to our survival.
Itll first hit Village East by Angelika in New York on October 27th before expanding to the Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles and across the U.S. and Canada beginning November 3rd.
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Set to accompany the theatrical release is a global impact campaign highlighting the messages at the heart of the film.
Laura Clarke, co-founder of the Palau Pledge and the docs co-EP, is leading the impact team, with the campaign to be brought to life by global communications agency, Special.
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In a statement to Deadline, pics producer Roney, the Founder & CEO of ROCO Films, shared: When filmmaker Matthieu Rytz first told us about the destruction about to be unleashed on the deep seabed in the name of green energy, we knew we had to use our pipeline to get his film seen as broadly as possible.
When audiences understand that the seabed, which belongs to all of us, is being stolen and destroyed without their consent, I think they will demand better solutions for our energy crisis.
ROCO is committed to working alongsideAbramoramas theatrical releases to activate screening hosts for the film in non-traditional spaces like college campuses, non-profits, churches and NGOs.
Added Abramorama partners Richard Abramowitz and Karol Martesko-Fenster, The beauty, power and urgency of this film is undeniable.
The immensity of the deep with its abundant and mysterious lifeforms is in stark contrast to the massive machines scouring the ocean floor.
The commitment the filmmakers, and their supporters, have shown is profound and were proud to be part of getting this striking message out into the world at a mission critical moment in time.
Abramorama COO Martesko-Fenster negotiatedDeep Risings distribution deal on behalf of the company, with attorney Vanessa Loubineau of Artem Studio Juridique on behalf of Rytz and the film team.
