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Matson Films
2470 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026
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Founded in NYC in 2004, Matson Films is a film distributor with offices in downtown Los Angeles. The company services theatrical distribution of 20+ films per year for a wide array of industry partners. Films distributed through these partnerships have ranged from major festival winners RICH HILL, DIOR AND I, THE OVERNIGHT, LOUDER THAN BOMBS, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE and CARTEL LAND, to activist documentaries including THE MESSENGER, BIKES VS CARS and THEY CALL US MONSTERS, to cult classics like Alex Cox’s STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS.
Under its own banner, the company’s acquisitions focus is on films from emerging American and International directors and the distribution strategy works to provide the excitement and community of traditional theatrical movie-going with the all-access opportunity of the exploding digital landscape. The company has released IT’S ALL GONE PETE TONG, THE WORLD’S BEST PROM, SNOW BLIND, TOWNCRAFT, SINNER, GHOST BIRD, HOUSE OF BOYS, DIRTY OLD TOWN, MUSIC FROM THE BIG HOUSE, PURGATORIO, GURUKULAM, and RADIO DREAMS.
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Release Calendar
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
October 25, 2019 | Limited (3 Locations)
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
To-Date: $53,144
Gift
October 11, 2019 | Limited (2 Locations)
Exploring the parallels between artists' work and a gift economy, GIFT is a reflection on the creative process, and the beauty and challenges of fearlessly giving and receiving.
To-Date: $31,588
Desolation Center
September 13, 2019 | Limited (3 Locations)
The story of a group of 1980s punk artists who started organizing and playing desert shows that later inspired Burning Man, Coachella, and Lollapalooza.
To-Date: $32,016
The Departure
October 13, 2017 | Limited (1 Locations)
A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another and provides experiences to help us find answers.
To-Date: $24,662
The Last Dalai Lama?
July 7, 2017 | Limited (4 Locations)
A portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama, featuring interviews with his family and the people he has inspired since his exile from Tibet in 1959.
To-Date: $145,524
Radio Dreams
May 19, 2017 | Limited (1 Locations)
A brilliant and misunderstood Iranian writer struggles to pursue his ambitious goal of bringing together Metallica and Kabul Dreams, Afghanistan's first rock band.
To-Date: $27,836
The Settlers
March 3, 2017 | Limited (1 Locations)
An intimate look at life inside the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
To-Date: $41,562
They Call Us Monsters
January 9, 2017 | Limited (1 Locations)
Legislators debate legislation that allows for adult charges for juvenile offenders.
To-Date: $26,080
Hunter Gatherer
November 18, 2016 | Limited
After a 3-year stint in prison, an unreasonably optimistic middle-aged man returns to his stagnant neighborhood to win back his girlfriend only to find that she and his family have done what they always wanted to do - forget he exists.
To-Date: $19,462
Gurukulam
June 3, 2016 | Limited
Follow a group of students and their teacher as they confront fundamental questions about the nature of reality and self-identity at a remote forest ashram in southern India.
To-Date: $25,651