IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to MLK/FBI, directed by Emmy® Award-winner and Oscar® nominee Sam Pollard
-directed documentary that premiered today at the Toronto Film Festival and will play at the New York Film Festival too. IFC Films will release the film on January 15, 2021 ahead of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday and the hope is to factor in the Oscar race.is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The film was produced by Benjamin Hedin for Tradecraft Films, in association with Field of Vision, Play/Action Pictures, and Cinetic Media. Executive Producers include David Friend, Field of Vision’s Charlotte Cook, Play/Action Pictures’ Jeffrey Lurie and Marie Therese Guirgis, and Cinetic MThe FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.: From “Solo” to Memphis by David J. Garrow, MLK/FBI was written by Benjamin Hedin and Laura Tomaselli.
“What an honor to have IFC support and distribute MLK/FBI,” director Sam Pollard commented. “I can’t think of any other company that will show the care and responsibility to get what I consider an important film out to a viewing audience.” Arianna Bocco EVP of Acquisitions and Productions of IFC Films added, “Sam Pollard has dedicated his career to social and political activism through film, and we’re honored to partner with him on a project of such magnitude and relevance in the current climate. We’re proud to bring this newly discovered information and restored footage of MLK to audiences nationwide, as his story continues to unfold, inspire and motivate throughout history.
The deal for the film was negotiated by IFC’s Arianna Bocco and Director of Acquisitions Aijah Keith with Cinetic Media on behalf of the filmmakers.
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