Abramorama has picked up North American distribution rights for the documentary “The Last Twins,” which delves into the story of Erno “Zvi” Spiegel’s fight for the remaining twins of Auschwitz.
Bloody Disgusting has learned that Abramorama has acquired American theatrical distribution rights for director Lisa Belcher’s House of Abraham, a horror film starring Natasha Henstridge (Species), Lin Shaye (Insidious), and Lukas Hassel (“The Blacklist”).
Abramorama announced that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to RadicalMedia’s production of Jake Sumner’s feature-length documentary “Ron Delsener Presents,” a history of the career of arguably the most influential concert promoter in New York.
Abramorama announced that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to RadicalMedia’s production of Jake Sumner’s feature-length documentary “Ron Delsener Presents,” a history of the career of arguably the most influential concert promoter in New York.
The director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience.
Abramorama has acquired the U.S. theatrical distribution rights to “Meanwhile,” a documentary poem in six verses that explores topics of race and creative resistance.
2025
2024
Concert industry legend Ron Delsener, who turns 90 next year, is the subject of the upcoming documentary Ron Delsener Presents, which peels back the curtain on his remarkable career in music. The film was directed by Jake Sumner, produced by RadicalMedia and will be released in theaters May 30 through Abramorama. SPIN exclusively premieres the trailer below.
ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive look at the House of Abraham trailer, previewing the upcoming cult horror movie about a woman who finds herself embroiled in a mysterious situation after joining a secretive group. The film is set to release in theaters on June 13, 2025.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical distribution rights to The Last Class, a documentary about social media star, academic, and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
Only 1 in 5 people have dyslexia, yet nearly half of everyone incarcerated suffers from the learning disability. Those ratios don’t match, and a new documentary, “Left Behind,” aims to address the dyslexia problem at its source: the public school system.
IndieWire can exclusively share the trailer for “Left Behind,” which Abramorama is releasing in theaters on January 17, 2025.
Brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald helped put SoCal punk on the map in the late 1970s as teenage miscreants in Redd Kross, and now their unique tale is being told in the documentary Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story, which will be screening throughout the U.S. in December and January. SPIN premieres the official trailer below.
Hello, Love, Again, the widest domestic release for a Filipino film, now holds a record for the highest opening weekend for the same with $2.4 million and a no. 8 spot.
Mullen first reached out to the "Abcdefu" singer about collaborating on a single for "Left Behind," a documentary centered on dyslexic children
Bonding over their experiences with dyslexia, the pair created an anthem for the film about mothers fighting to get their children the educational attention they deserve.
EXCLUSIVE: “You know, it’s a political movement in a kind of odd way,” says U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. of the documentary Left Behind and its tale of New York mothers attempting to bring into being the first school for dyslexics in the Big Apple’s public system.
ComingSoon is exclusively debuting the Wayward trailer, previewing the upcoming drama about a family’s run-in with a female hitchhiker that kickstarts a quest that blurs the line between kidnapping and running away.
EXCLUSIVE: Filipino film Hello, Love, Again, the sequel to the 2019 box office hit Hello, Love, Goodbye, will release in theaters across the U.S. and Canada on November 15.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired worldwide theatrical distribution rights for the concert film Raye: My 21st Century Symphony Live At The Royal Albert Hall.
Veteran rockers Coldplay have teamed with Abramorama to mount what they have described as a “global theatrical premiere event” tied to their upcoming album Moon Music.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama and Zeitgeist Media are unspooling David Smick’s documentary America’s Burning with a set of special screenings at Regal Cinemas on Monday, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14.
Abramorama has acquired worldwide theatrical distribution rights for a fall release for “Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story,” the feature documentary about the seminal L.A. cult rock band.
Breakout documentary “Sweetheart Deal” has finally landed a North American distributor — and unveiled its buzzy trailer.
After debuting at Slamdance and going on to receive awards at the Seattle Film Critics Society, Seattle International Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Bend Film, Atlanta Underground Film Festival and the Brooklyn Film Festival, IndieWire can confirm that “Sweetheart Deal” will be distributed by Abramorama. Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller co-direct the film.
EXCLUSIVE: Hoof Dreams, a documentary that delves into the world of equestrian Eventing and the quest for gender equality in Olympic sports, is getting a theatrical release.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has taken global rights to Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, a documentary on the creation of Hendrix’s famed recording studio from Experience Hendrix L.L.C.
EXCLUSIVE: Band Placebo are getting the rockumentary treatment with This Search For Meaning, which will feature new interviews with band members Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal as well as contributions from the likes of Shirley Manson, Yungblud and Robbie Williams.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical distribution rights to the Michael Douglas-narrated documentary America’s Burning, directed by bestselling writer David Smick and produced by Ian Michaels. The film will hit theaters July 12.
Nearly 20 years after its initial release, My Morning Jacket’s renowned 2006 concert film Okonokos is back, this time in 4K, alongside a limited number of theatrical screenings. Originally recorded during a two-evening stint at San Francisco staple The Fillmore in November of 2005 during the band’s Z tour, the two-hour performance recalls a pivotal moment in the rock group’s lengthy career.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama announced they have acquired the rights to North American theatrical distribution of veteran political documentarian AJ Schnack‘s latest film Majority Rules, which captures a history-making period during which Alaska became the first state in the nation to implement new election reforms that promise to put voters back at the forefront of elections and governing.
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical distribution rights to “She Rises Up,” a documentary about the intersection of women and poverty.
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to Vanessa Hope‘s feature-length documentary “Invisible Nation.”
A new Protocol 7 trailer for the upcoming corporate thriller led by Rachel Whittle has been released, previewing the new movie. The film is set to have a premiere screening in New York City at the Look Dine-in Cinema on May 31 before opening at The Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles on June 14 with a a week-long engagement.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American rights to Resistance – They Fought Back, a documentary spotlighting Jewish resistance during WWII, from News & Documentary Emmy winners Paula S. Apsell and Kirk Wolfinger.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American rights to Little Empty Boxes, a documentary marking the directorial debut of bestselling health author Max Lugavere. Following a week-long engagement at Look Cinema in NYC beginning April 19, the film unspools at Laemmle Santa Monica in Los Angeles beginning April 26, expanding to select theaters nationwide thereafter.
Sally Potter is taking her “Rage” to Instagram. IndieWire can exclusively reveal that the lauded British filmmaker will release her iconic 2009 film in a series of Instagram posts beginning on February 23.
Abramorama has acquired the global theatrical rights — with the exception of the U.K. and Ireland — and direct-to-consumers rights to “Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande,” the award-winning music documentary directed by Tim MacKenzie-Smith.
"I would ask him about the people in the pictures, and he would say 'these are our people.'" Abramorama has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Vishniac, about a photographer who has been forgotten in time
2023
Today is not just significant for the solstice and the passing of fall into winter, it also is the first bell ringing in the race for Oscar as the Academy has just announced semi-finalists in 10 categories.
Abramorama has acquired the North American theatrical rights to Laura Bialis’ documentary “Vishniac,” which tells the story of the prominent 20th century photographer Roman Vishniac, known for capturing Jewish life in Eastern Europe for the American Joint Distribution Committee in the 1930s.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights to A Storm Foretold, a documentary about Trump adviser Roger Stone that becomes more urgent as the 2024 presidential election inches closer with every passing day.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama acquired North American theatrical distribution rights for A Father’s Promise, an important and inspiring story of a father’s promise to end gun violence. The film will have its world premiere and open theatrically on Friday, December 8th at Look Cinemas in Manhattan. Additional cities to follow
Matthieu Rytz’s documentary about the bounty at the bottom of the sea examines the fight over whether to reap these riches or preserve them.
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights for Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour‘s feature documentary “Call Me Dancer.”
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With roughly $125 million in worldwide box office after opening weekend, should traditional film distributors be worried about going the way of Scooter Braun? Chill; there are not many who “have the appeal that [Swift] has,” Richard Abramowitz, a veteran of the event-cinema space with his indie distributor Abramorama, told IndieWire.
Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights for the feature-length documentary “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids” from NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Believe Entertainment Group.
Later this year, Jason Momoa returns to his role as Aquaman to help battle bad guys and save all life under the sea in “Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom.” But even when he’s not wearing the green and gold superhero costume, Momoa is still fighting on behalf of life in the oceans as the narrator of the new documentary “Deep Rising.”
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has picked up North American rights from ROCO Films to the Slamdance Audience Award-winning documentary Holy Frit and will open the film at Village East by Angelika in New York on October 27th, and at the Laemmle NoHo in Los Angeles on November 10th.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama founder Richard Abramowitz has elevated longtime business partner Karol Martesko-Fenster to CEO and Co-Chairman of the indie distribution company.
Documentary Mr. Jimmy, on arguably the world’s most devoted Jimmy Page fan, takes you deep into the brain of a tribute band master
EXCLUSIVE: The documentary Full Circle, on athletes in search of reinvention following traumatic injuries to the spine, has firmed up North American release plans with Abramorama.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has set worldwide release plans for Mr. Jimmy, a documentary it’s acquired on Japanese guitarist Akio Sakurai, who has dedicated his life to honoring the music of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page.
Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights for the feature-length documentary “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids” from NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Believe Entertainment Group.
Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights to “Uncharitable,” a documentary about the roles that charities and non-profits play in society. The indie distributor will open the film on Sept. 22 in New York at Angelika’s Village East and Sept. 29 in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Royale before beginning its North American rollout.
The founding frontman of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was irresistibly charismatic, but this crazy diamond didn’t shine for long, as this comprehensive portrait shows.
"What's scary is not the same as what's dangerous," says an expert in the trailer for Nuclear Now
In 1970, Blood, Sweat & Tears were the biggest band in America. Then the State Department tapped them for a tour they couldn’t refuse.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama and Giant Pictures have acquired North American rights to Nuclear Now, the latest documentary from 3x Academy Award winner Oliver Stone, which premiered (as Nuclear) at last year’s Venice Film Festival.
“32 Sounds,” an immersive and experiential documentary, has sold North American rights to Abramorama following its premiere at Sundance Film Festival.
What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? chronicles the band's notorious 1970 trip to Poland, Romania, and the former Yugoslavia
Abramorama, a New York-based film distribution and marketing company, has acquired worldwide rights to “What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” Described as a stranger-than-fiction political thriller, the documentary takes a deep dive into the disappearance of one of the great counterculture bands of the late 60s and early 70s.
Among those penetrating eyewitness accounts presented in “Shoah,” Claude Lanzmann’s landmark, nine-hour 1985 documentary recounting the Holocaust through testimonies of those who lived through it, was that of reluctant participant Jan Karski.
Abramorama, a New York-based film distribution and marketing company, is launching a global video-on-demand rental service.
It’s collaborating with Artinii.Pro, a cloud-tech driven media enterprise, to extend film offerings through the digital platform Abramorama at Home. To kick off the partnership, six music and social issue documentaries including “Long Live Rock,” “Herb Alpert Is…” and “Cosplay Universe,” will be available to watch starting on Thursday.
The new Carole King concert documentary, Home Again: Live in Central Park, is set to premiere on January 19 at New York’s IFC film center. The showing will be followed by a wider release on February 9 via The Coda Collection.
2022
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to the David Strathairn-led feature Remember This, based on the original stage production Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, with Great Performances on PBS taking U.S. public television rights.
Universal has released the first trailer for “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!,” an innovative new documentary based on Mark Manson’s bestselling self-help book exploring society’s obsession with the pursuit of happiness.
The tribute at London’s Royal Albert Hall featured Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Ravi Shankar, members of Monty Python, and more
The movie chronicling the new wave band's love affair with L.A. is due out in theaters in November.
"How accidental our existences are, how full of influence by circumstance." Abramorama has revealed the new 2022 official trailer for My Architect, a documentary film from 2003 that is getting a re-release this year. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004, after premiering at film festivals in 2003.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired U.S. rights to Emmy winner June Beallor’s documentary 2020 Chaos and Hope, slating it for a nationwide theatrical release following its opening at Village East by Angelika in New York on October 28.
Duran Duran have confirmed details of a brand-new, 75 minute docu-concert film titled “A Hollywood High,” that captures the band performing live on a rooftop in Los Angeles, alongside interviews and archival footage that tells the story of their long-time relationship with the city. The film will be released in theaters on November 3, 2022.
EXCLUSIVE: “Fury” over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has boosted the Democratic Party’s chances heading into the mid-term elections this fall, according to a New York Times-Siena College poll published today.
EXCLUSIVE: Anvil! The Story Of Anvil, the heartbreaking and heartwarming story of a veteran heavy metal band, is getting a wide theatrical release with its remaster.
The film, which is one of the rock docs that kicked off the genre’s boom ahead of the likes of Amy and Searching for Sugar Man, will be released in 200 theaters across the U.S., timed to its 13th anniversary.
Abramorama and Roco Films have co-acquired U.S. distribution rights to Cynthia Lowen’s abortion documentary “Battleground.” The film premiered in the documentary competition category at the Tribeca Festival in June. The doc follows three women in charge of anti-abortion organizations devoted to overturning Roe v. Wade.
When the polarizing subject of natural wine arises, the discussion generally spirals to the stereotypes: flawed and funky wines, hippie producers and the debate over definitions. But a new documentary film, “Living Wine,” hopes to change that trite discussion.
Wine Folly states that natural wine may not even taste like wine, with some comparing it to sour beer. Typically, sweet wines may feature more sour notes after being made naturally while still maintaining a fruity base flavor. These unfamiliar flavors may have an unexpected appeal. And that is exactly what inspired Lori Miller to produce a documentary about natural wines.
"Some of the most exciting experiences of my life have all happened because I was in a costume." Dive into the world of cosplay. Abramorama has debuted a trailer for Cosplay Universe, a cosplay documentary now set to finally open in July this summer.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American rights to Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman’s feature-length documentary The Human Trial, about the urgent search and uphill battle to cure diabetes, with plans to release it in theaters and on its Watch Now @ Home virtual cinema platform on June 24.
Werner Herzog is driving a car, a nameless cameraman filming him from the passenger seat. “How many languages do you speak, Werner?” asks the cameraman in the manner of someone who has spent time with the German director and understands that even the most mundane question can provoke a poetic response of startling clarity and intrigue.
Just in time to commemorate the Feb. 2, 1969 death of actor Boris Karloff — best known for his nuanced rendering of Frankenstein’s monster in “Frankenstein” (1931), “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) and “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) — the horror streaming platform Shudder debuts the documentary “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster.”
The first of February sees the long-awaited worldwide theatrical debut of Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix In Maui, the Grammy-nominated documentary from Abramorama. The film will simultaneously premiere in Buffalo, Oklahoma City, Tacoma and various California cities.
2021
“Paper & Glue,” the feature-length documentary that follows French artist JR as he plasters his provocative large-scale images of people in such places as the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the U.S.-Mexico border wall and a California supermax prison, has won the top prize at Uruguay’s inaugural arts film festival, ARCA
The documentary "To What Remains," set to be released in theaters on Dec. 10, follows the mission of Project Recover, a team of scientists, archaeologists, oceanographers, historians and military veterans who are searching for and recovering the remains of Americans missing in action.
Abramorama is partnering with Imperative Entertainment for the nationwide release of the upcoming documentary “To What Remains.” After a world premiere on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11 at AFI Fest, the film will hit theaters in early December, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The enigmatic photographer and street artist JR has captured thousands of subjects over the decades with deep empathy and creativity, using his camera to magnify those most often ignored or scapegoated.
The singer’s grueling 1970 tour left many participants with lasting scars. Now, a new film commemorates the run in all its complexity
Video streamers are poaching independent films that previously were destined for movie screens, putting the tug-of-war over indie product in a spotlight. Exhibitors are stretching to keep premier specialty films attached to the silver screen and at the same time indie distributors struggle to cover sizeable marketing costs, which is a longstanding obstacle to cinema runs.
EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios and Abramorama are teaming on North American rights to Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster, the Thomas Hamilton-directed feature documentary about the life and career of the horror movie icon. Abramorama will release the pic in a limited theatrical run on September 17.
Indie distributor Abramorama has released the first trailer for “The Outsider,” a look at the challenges Michael Shulan, creative director of the National 9/11 Museum at Ground Zero, faced.
Indie distributor Abramorama has acquired global distribution rights to “The Outsider,” a documentary that reveals the challenges to curate and construct the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama said Friday that it has acquired theatrical rights to The Price of Freedom, the Judd Ehrlich-directed feature documentary delving into the history of the NRA and its political and cultural influence on the gun debate in the U.S. The deal, which calls for a limited theatrical release July 7, comes on National Gun Violence Awareness Day and ahead of the pic’s world premiere in the Spotlight Documentary section at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival.
“Tomorrow’s Hope,” a documentary about the importance of quality early childhood education, has sold North American rights to the independent distributor Abramorama.
Last week, we chronicled the winding but rewarding grassroots impact campaign for our feature documentary on early childhood education, No Small Matter. But we left off at a critical juncture we know many friends and colleagues faced this year — to release or not to release an indie film during a pandemic?
Ozzy Osbourne and Liam Gallagher discuss the legacy of Rockfield Studios in the upcoming documentary Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, out next month.
On May 1, preeminent global distributor and rights management partner for music films Abramorama will have its documentary "Long Live Rock: Celebrate The Chaos" premiere on The Coda Collection — a unique, subscription streaming offering featuring an exclusive, curated selection of iconic music documentaries, concert films, and episodic series via Amazon Prime video channels, paired with a complementary web site exploring new perspectives on music
Abramorama, an independent distribution company, has nabbed U.S. rights to the documentary “Chasing Childhood.”
Award winning filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky built his career on demonstrating a commitment to documenting important stories of change and social justice.
Abramorama has acquired worldwide theatrical and digital distribution rights to “Upheaval,” a documentary about former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The indie studio plans to premiere the film in early June 2021.
“8 Billion Angels,” a documentary that grapples with overpopulation, has sold North American theatrical distribution rights to Abramorama.
Abramorama, a New York-based independent distribution company, has acquired worldwide rights to “Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache.”
Concert crowds are the stars of Jonathan McHugh’s directorial debut.
The new documentary “’Til Kingdom Come” examines the deeply cynical Israel-Christian Evangelical partnership—one exacerbated by the Trump administration. Plus: an exclusive scene.
Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical and digital distribution rights for Maya Zinshtein’s “‘Til Kingdom Come.”
2020
Non-fiction film distributor Abramorama has announced that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to InHospitable, a feature documentary that follows patients and activists who band together to assert that business decisions undertaken by a multibillion-dollar non-profit Pennsylvania hospital system have impacted the affordability of vital health care for many vulnerable patients.
Abramorama and Osmosis Films, along with Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, are working together on the theatrical release of a documentary about insomnia, narrated by Octavia Spencer.
After the live music industry shut down in March, it didn’t take long for artists to pivot to livestreams. Following their example, the film industry is similarly beginning to pivot to online premieres. To allow for proper safety measures, PJ Harvey’s upcoming documentary will now have an online streaming premiere.
UPDATE (11/23/20):After having its theatrical release delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Library That Dolly Built will now become available as a worldwide streaming event. The documentary will stream for free exclusively on Facebook Wednesday, December 9th at 7 p.m. ET. The screening will be followed by a performance and conversation featuring Parton.
There is no shortage of documentaries out this weekend. Abramorama has two debuting today starting with Soros directed by Jesse Dylan and opening in home cinemas….
Abramorama will also release Michael Arlen Davis’ The Test & The Art of Thinking today on VOD.
Abramorama has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Soros, the Jesse Dylan-directed documentary feature about billionaire activist George Soros from Vital Pictures. The film, which had its U.S. premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, will get a live streaming premiere on November 18 on the film’s website followed by a release on Watch Now @ Home starting on November 20th.
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EXCLUSIVE: Indie distributor Abramorama has launched Abramorama Selects, a new label that will aim to shepherd global digital distribution and marketing for nonfiction feature films and TV series. As part of the new venture, it has expanded its existing partnership with Giant Pictures to make it a preferred partner, and will kick off the initiative this week with a title fitting for the music doc-focused Abramorama: Herb Alpert Is…, the John Scheinfeld-directed documentary about the music icon.
Prior to the official Oct. 2 debut date for theaters and home video, Abramorama will hold a premiere event on Facebook Live and in select theaters featuring a Q&A with Alpert and Scheinfeld.
Discovery and Abramorama are teaming for a virtual theatrical and broadcast rollout of Apocalypse ‘45, a documentary from Erik Nelson that recounts the harrowing end of World War II through the eyes of 24 men who lived through the events and using never-before-seen footage.
2019
Richard Abramowitz, CEO of the independent distribution and marketing company Abramorama, said he doesn’t think movie theaters will ever die out.
“I am convinced — and not only because it’s self-serving because this is what I do — that people will continue to gather in dark rooms to share the experience of the kind of storytelling that only movies can provide,” Abramowitz said.
Pearl Jam and Abramorama have scheduled the “Gigaton Listening Experience” for March 25 in more than 200 Dolby Atmos-equipped theaters in 20 countries.
…it was an incredibly strong year for documentaries, amid which Variety film critics Peter Debruge and Owen Gleiberman singled out these 10 as their favorites.
Head down to Carmine and Bleeker Street in downtown New York, and you’ll see Rick Kelly and his associate, Cindy Hulej, crafting intricate, insanely detailed guitars made from locally recycled wood — if the materials happen to be from a Gotham landmark like McSorley’s, all the better.
On the American sports scene, November is known for the NHL and NBA seasons kicking into full swing, the halfway point in the pro and college football seasons, and the start of Major League Baseball’s post-World Series Hot Stove season. Primarily, however, November is known for fierce, historic high school football rivalries that take place across the country throughout the month.
Abramorama founder and CEO Richard Abramowitz and his team are in Toronto scouring the ground for acquisitions as they continue to grow their global distribution business.
Settling in to watch “ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” you may have a burning question that applies to almost no other rock documentary, and that is: Who, exactly, are these guys? The ones behind the beards?
Independent film distributor Abramorama and audio streaming service Qobuz are teaming up to elevate the profile of a slate of music-driven documentaries.
In mirroring the gaze of his professorial subjects, Brown rewards audiences with a film that happily weds the scientific and the cinematic.
Abramorama has nabbed the North American rights to The Serengeti Rules, writer-director Nicolas Brown's documentary about young scientists addressing climate challenges that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last year.
New York-based distributor Abramorama has acquired the U.S. rights to Matt Hinton’s documentary about 90s indie rock band Luxury.
Beyond being some of the most loved musicians of all time, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Bill Frisell all have something else in common: they use or have used guitars made by the same man.
To the untrained eye, Carmine Street Guitars might seem to be of little importance, but this is the workplace of Rick Kelly, one of the greatest guitar builders of all time, and before they faded into the anonymity of age some of those grey-haired men were worshipped as music legends.
"You got any guitars for sale?" Abramorama has debuted an official trailer for an indie music documentary titled Carmine Street Guitars, made by Canadian filmmaker Ron Mann, profiling the iconic guitar store in NYC where Rick Kelly makes custom guitars.
Documentary Ghost Fleet has gotten a release date via Abramorama.
The feature about the search for men marooned on remote Indonesian islands after years of forced labor on Thai fishing boats will hit theaters June 7, a release that coincides with World Oceans Day on June 8.
Ron Mann’s documentary eschews most of the standard devices; there’s no narration, no talking heads, no archival materials. He just spends a few days hanging out in the shop, watching Rick and his apprentice Cindy work, and eavesdropping as musicians and Village figures (including Lenny Kaye, Bill Frisell, Wilco’s Nels Cline, and the Roots’ Kirk Douglas) pop in to shoot the breeze and play music.
Richard Abramowitz, CEO of the independent distribution and marketing company Abramorama, said he doesn't think movie theaters will ever die out.
Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, and some virtuoso performances, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to an all-too-quickly vanishing way of life.
Once the center of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars.
Abramorama is partnering with Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Legacy Recordings to release their concert documentary “Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church” in more than 35 theaters over the next two months.
The film's theatrical run -- through Abramorama, which also did Ron Howard's documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week -- The Touring Years -- begins Jan. 31, including a special screening at the ArcLight Hollywood theater that will include a discussion by director John McDermott of Experience Hendrix, record producer and engineer Eddie Kramer, Experience Hendrix CEO Janie Hendrix and Steve Rash, the original producer/director of Atlanta Pop.
Who Will Write, a documentary released by Abramorama, found an audience this weekend with its $12,719 gross. The portrait of a man who kept an archive of recollections in the Warsaw Ghetto will get access to a much larger audience with an event slate of showings later this month.
Who Will Write Our History, Abramorama’s Roberta Grossman documentary about a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940 who fought back against Nazi propaganda with pen and paper, will be spotlighted as part of a global screening event January 27 on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The theatrical premiere of this previously never-before-seen film Features live performances from Paul McCartney & Wings and the animated Bruce McMouse. Today Paul announced in partnership with Abramorama and MPL/Capitol/UMe to premiere The Bruce McMouse Show in select cinemas around the world on Monday 21st January.
2018
From Abramorama, the documentary tracing the work of historian Emanuel Ringelblum and a group of journalists, scholars, and community leaders — who defied the Nazis and their propaganda by recording the war from the Jewish perspective — will open at New York’s Quad Cinema on January 18 and at multiple Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles on February 1.
Abramorama’s Liyana (2018) and Montage of Heck (2015) use animation to bring their stories to life.
Finn Wittrock takes on the role of a man obsessed by a childhood love in his upcoming romantic comedy Write When You Get Work. In a PEOPLE exclusive trailer for his new film, the American Horror Story actor plays Jonny Collins, a man dedicated to infiltrating the life of a woman named Ruth Duffy (Legion‘s Rachel Keller), who he used to know.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Write When You Get Work, the new movie from My New Gun writer-director Stacy Cochran. The romantic comedy starring Finn Wittrock and Rachel Keller, who play former lovers whose paths cross years later (with a heist thrown in for good measure), will bow in New York beginning November 23 ahead of a cross-country rollout in which Cochran will be on hand for a Q&A following each city screening. Emily Mortimer also stars.
New York-based indie distributor Abramorama has acquired the U.S. theatrical rights to director/producer Ron Mann’s 10th feature documentary, Carmine Street Guitars.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired U.S. rights to Carmine Street Guitars, the Ron Mann-directed documentary that takes a snapshot of Rick Kelly’s fabled Greenwich Village shop where he makes guitars out of salvaged wood from historic New York buildings. The instruments have been used by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Patti Smith.
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has sealed a U.S. distribution deal for Under the Wire, the feature documentary by Chris Martin that tells war photographer Paul Conroy’s story of he and Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin’s fateful 2012 mission in Syria, where Colvin was killed while they were covering the siege of Homs.
How a quartet of different movies released in the last month — and one hitting theaters this Friday — are contributing to the Era of Peak Music Doc
Abramorama, a company I mentioned in my 2016 piece, continues to thrive with stirring music documentaries geared toward loving fanbases, and Hereditary backers A24 give a former studio exec like me renewed hope that a film company can still get by on impeccable taste and an outstanding catalog.
Mangurama and Bobb Films have bought U.S. and Canadian theatrical distribution rights for the documentary “Weed the People,” executive produced by Ricki Lake.
Abramorama is a New York-based global theatrical distribution and rights management partner for music films, founded in 2000. Richard Abramowitz, CEO, is attending TIFF 2018.
Coinciding with the film's 50th anniversary, the newly restored version will give audiences "the best version of this film they've ever seen," said Richard Abramowitz, chief executive officer of Abramorama.
While many theater owners crossed their collective fingers that this nostalgia trip would be a success, they weren’t quite ready for sold out auditoriums and the communal atmosphere in the 200 screens that distributor Abramorama selected for opening weekend.
Abramorama and Cinereach have signed a deal to give music documentary Matangi/Maya/MIA a US release in September.
Abramorama has acquired the U.S. and Canadian theatrical rights to Paula Eiselt’s feature directorial debut, “93Queen.”
The film uses John Butterfield’s music and words, along with first-hand accounts of his family, his band mates and those closest to him.
John McCauley talks ‘Straight Into a Storm,’ distributed by Abramorama, which chronicles the band’s wild early days, triumphant 10th-anniversary gigs and everything in between
The group’s history is the focus of a new film, The Public Image Is Rotten, that will be coming out via Abramorama this fall.
Abramorama has landed rights and set a release date for This Is Congo, the documentary from celebrated war photographer Daniel McCabe.
The Abramorama release chronicles John McCauley and company's evolution as a band
Through a deal with documentary-film distributor Abramorama, “The Most Unknown” will be released in theaters in 20 U.S. cities, starting May 18 at New York City’s Quad Cinema.
Abramorama has agreed with Apple Corps Ltd. and Universal Music Group to re-release The Beatles’ animated feature film, “Yellow Submarine,” in North America in July in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
Apple Corps Ltd. and UMG have teamed up to produce the event along with Abramorama, with whom Apple partnered on Ron Howard’s documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years.
Abramorama has acquired worldwide rights to “The Test & The Art of Thinking,” the documentary feature directed by Michael Arlen Davis and produced by Davis and Jyll Johnstone
Abramorama and Kew Media International are teaming to release The Heart of Nuba, a documentary from Kenneth A. Carlson that documents the work of Dr. Tom Catena
Brett Morgan's documentary was distributed by Abramorama and grossed $1.7M
Mangurama has announced a deal for the North American theatrical release of Randall Wright’s heart-warming documentary “Summer in the Forest.”
The film follows Bell and a team of elephant rescuers — led by world-renowned Asian elephant conservationist and Time magazine’s Hero of Asia, Sangdeaun Lek Chailert
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Chasing Great reached a milestone as the top-grossing doc in New Zealand of all time and had the third highest opening weekend in Australia.
Abramorama has generated $1.3 million in domestic grosses for Jane, which explores the work for anthropologist Jane Goodall. The National Board of Review gave Jane its top documentary award on Nov. 28.
The film, which examines Australia’s love-hate relationship with its best-known icon, will be released theatrically in New York and Los Angeles on January 19 before releasing to select cities nationwide.
Abramorama and Above & Beyond announced a deal for all rights, including a global theatrical rollout, to Above & Beyond Acoustic – Giving Up The Day Job.
The new concert documentary film highlighting Bob Dylan's infamous gospel period will hit theaters for a one-night-only event on Thursday, November 2nd.
Abramorama is partnering with Showtime Networks for the theatrical release of Life in 12 Bars, which has been submitted for Oscar consideration.
He had been collaborating with the company as a consultant since 2010 on titles including recently Ron Howard’s The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, Miss Sharon Jones!, and Listen to Me Marlon.
The director's new film explores a mass murder in Northern Ireland that hints at government conspiracy, evidence tampering, and hidden political motives.
Under the agreement, Abramorama will release the films in theaters across North America and, together with Cargo, will work with the filmmakers on the global release across all platforms.
The First to Do It brings together current NBA players and Hall of Famers to celebrate and examine the moments that created the league and country we know today.
The title is a film-within-a film that centers on the Armenian genocide of 1915 and was a critical favorite at this year’s Tribeca and Hot Docs film festivals.
Abramorama bowed doc Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two in five locations taking in over $55K.
Long Strange Trip by Amir Bar-Lev is having a good weekend run following popular event screenings in select venues last week.
Abramorama has acquired theatrical distribution rights for Tao Ruspoli’s documentary Monogamish, which explores the history of love, sex and marriage among different societies.
Pearl Jam is planning a theatrical release of the documentary film Let’s Play Two and accompanying soundtrack album.
Abramorama has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to the healthcare documentary Bending the Arc, with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as executive producers.
Abramorama has picked up the U.S. and Canadian theatrical distribution rights to The Farthest, the documentary on NASA’s Voyager space mission program.
Abramorama has bought U.S. and Canadian theatrical distribution rights for the space documentary The Farthest, which celebrates NASA’s Voyager mission.
Abramorama will kick off the national film tour of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk with a week long run at the IFC Center in New York City.
“When Abramorama came on board with a vision to release the film theatrically, their efforts built an awareness that exceeded our most optimistic expectations.”
The film was released by Abramorama for theatrical audiences during and after a North American film festival run in the spring.
Hare Krishna: The Mantra, The Movement and The Swami Who Started It All from Abramorama grossed $21,473 from one showing in New York, which gave the film the weekend’s highest per theater average among all reporting releases as of Sunday.
Abramorama has acquired blues documentaries Sidemen: Long Road To Glory and Two Trains Runnin' for theatrical release in August.
Birthright: A War Story will be released by Abramorama in theaters starting July 14.
The Grateful Dead fans showed up to support the four-hour documentary released by Abramorama.
Deadheads will be lining up for Abramorama’s Long Strange Trip – The Untold Story of The Grateful Dead, opening in New York and L.A.
Richard Abramowitz, president of the independent production and distribution company Abramorama, says that Cannes has the potential to act as a panacea.
Richard Abramowitz, one of the earliest and most successful pioneers of this approach, has been utilizing a hybrid approach to achieve remarkable results.
The feature documentary about Srila Prabhupada, the controversial Indian swami who championed the need for a revolution in consciousness.
Chasing Trane is booked in more than 100 theaters from distributor Abramorama.
Indie distributor Abramorama and band Green Day are teaming to distribute Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk.
The film, which already made a splash on the festival circuit, is being released in theaters by Abramorama starting April 14th in New York at the IFC Center.
The Abramorama-released film follows James Freeman, a young man who is faced with a debilitating and incurable depression.
In a protest against Islamophobia, Abramorama is part of a new film series, to be shown across the country that features movies from countries affected by President Trump’s latest travel ban.
Abramorama calls Chasing Trane “the definitive documentary film about an outside-the-box thinker with extraordinary talent whose boundary-shattering music continues to impact and influence people around the world.”
Abramorama will handle the North American theatrical distribution of John Scheinfeld’s Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary.
Ramin Bahrani, Woody Harrelson and John Turturro are backing The Seventh Art Stand series.
“We believe it is crucial to build a tradition of sharing more stories, voices, and faces on our screens,” lead organizers Courtney Sheehan, Executive Director of the Northwest Film Forum (NWFF), and Richard Abramowitz, President of Abramorama, said in a statement.
More than 30 venues in 18 states were confirmed in The Seventh Art Stand, organized by distributor and Abramorama founder Richard Abramowitz and executive director Courtney Sheehan of Seattle-based film arts organization Northwest Film Forum.
Abramorama and Mangusta Productions are partnering to bring films that support a positive “consciousness” message to the theatrical marketplace, and have announced their first two films in the new deal.
During the Abramorama nationwide theatrical release, Best Worst Thing received some of the best reviews of the year for a documentary.
Abramorama, coming off the release of Ron Howard’s The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years documentary, has partnered with Sword Rowe Capital to establish a Filmed Content and P&A Fund.
Karol Martesko-Fenster and Evan Saxon have formalized their roles on the executive team at independent distributor Abramorama.
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Indie distributor Abramorama this year is also behind the docus The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years and Kim Snyder’s Newtown among others.
Discover the magic of Abramorama’s Beatles Lecture Series.
The Beatles announced Friday that the film, which became available by streaming for home viewers on Hulu after its world premiere Sept. 15 and its theatrical release on Sept. 16, was being held for a third week by some theaters.
What was initially planned as a one-week U.S. theatrical run in 85 theaters has expanded to 180 cinemas, with nearly every venue holding the movie over for a second week.
"Any day when this little film can out-gross studio films in 48 of the top 50 theaters is a good day," said Richard Abramowitz, president of the film's distributor, Abramorama.
Abramorama, which recently released Ron Howard documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years, has lined up a theatrical release for Best Worst Thing beginning Nov. 18
Best Worst Thing was directed by original Merrily We Roll Along cast member Lonny Price, and features interviews with Sondheim, Harold Prince and original cast members including Jason Alexander and Tony-winner Tonya Pinkin.
Ron Howard isn’t typically associated with limited release titles, but the director opened his latest with distributor Abramorama.
Abramorama’s The Beatles: Eight Days a Week is the most likely to stand out among the specialized limited releases.
Apple, Imagine and Abramorama's dual platform strategy could work for other event movies down the line.