Revolver and Picturehouse join forces to acquire Sundance hits Liberal Arts and The Imposter.
Revolver Entertainment are proud to announce we have joined forces with Picturehouse Entertainment to acquire all UK rights for two of Sundance’s World Premieres: Liberal Arts and The Imposter Josh Radnor's hot second feature, Liberal Arts, which has created real buzz, positive reviews and enjoyed standing ovations on its Sundance World Premiere this week. The writer, director and star's second film boasts a strong cast alongside himself including Elizabeth Olsen, Zac Efron, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro and Elizabeth Reaser. Radner’s previous film, happythankyoumoreplease, won the audience award at Sundance in 2010.
Bart Layton’s feature doc debut, The Imposter, was one of the most anticipated films in Sundance. Reviews and audience reaction were exceptionally positive for this powerful film about lies and deception, shot through with multiple twists and turns. Produced by Dimitri Doganis, the film is an A&E IndieFilms, Film4 and Channel 4 presentation of a RAW Production in association with Red Box Films and Passion Pictures. Executive producers on the film are John Battsek (One Day in September, Restrepo) and Simon Chinn (Man on Wire, Project Nim).
This marks the first time that Picturehouse and Revolver have come together to work on acquiring rights. Both companies’ imaginative approach and wealth of experience will combine to maximize the potential of these crowd-pleasing films. A true partnership, both companies will work closely together on each stage of Liberal Arts and The Imposters release in the UK. Picturehouse Entertainment has had great success with their distribution titles to date and years of expertise in helping audiences discover great film in cinemas up and down the country. Revolver is widely acknowledged for its innovative, award-winning marketing.
Revolver CEO Justin Marciano commented, “We’re delighted to be expanding our relationship with Lyn, Clare, Sara and all the team at Picturehouse. We’ve been looking to collaborate on a project for some time. This represents the coming together of two great companies to provide an unparalleled proposition for Independent filmmakers. Liberal Arts and The Imposter have both wowed audiences here at Sundance and we couldn’t have hoped for two better films to begin this unique partnership.” Clare Binns, Director Programming and Acquisitions at Picturehouse Entertainment added, “We are really delighted with this new partnership with Revolver – it means that we can go after and acquire these more ambitious titles, and use both teams’ talents to really give them the best possible launch in the UK. We hope this will be a long and fruitful relationship with Revolver.”
Liberal Arts Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby—a beautiful, precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.
The Imposter It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented and quivering with fear, he divulges his shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not what it seems. Sure, he has the same tattoos, but he looks decidedly different, and he now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astounding true story takes an even stranger turn.
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