| THE HEAT IS ON: BOND/360 is fired up and ready to share our summer slate featuring The Mama Sherpas, from the filmmakers that brought you The Business of Being Born, Executive Producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein; Bending Steel, on a NY native who is training to become a professional Oldetime Strongman; the incendiary environmental doc A Dangerous Game featuring Presidential candidate Donald Trump; Tomorrow We Disappear, which chronicles the last days of Kathputli, the mysterious hand-built artist colony in New Dehli and announcing A Perfect 14, spotlighting the success and challenges of three plus-size models in the beauty industry.
Other recent not to miss releases, include Shake the Dust; (Dis)Honesty – The Truth About Lies and DEEP WEB.
Also, coming soon from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli When Marnie Was There and Salma Hayek’s much anticipated Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.
The BOND/360 Publicity Team: Ben Dorf, Matt Hirsch, Greg Holtzman & Matt Mazur
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(Dis)Honesty – The Truth About Lies
Directed by Yael Melamede
Running time: 90 minutes |
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| It’s human nature to lie; we all do it! From scandalous headlines to little white lies, (DIS)HONESTY – THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES explores the complex impact dishonesty has on our lives and everyday society. Interweaving groundbreaking experiments from celebrated behavioral economist Dan Ariely with personal stories from individuals affected by the unraveling of their lies, Ariely and a team of scientists uncover our propensity to be dishonest—sometimes even unknowingly. What’s revealed is a fascinating look at the forces behind our collective behavior and the many truths behind lies.
(DIS)HONESTY – THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES is now playing in theaters and is available on DVD, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, VUDU, and thedishonestyproject.com.
thedishonestyproject.com | @dishonestyproj | fb.com/dishonestyproject
Ben Dorf for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-1776
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Shake The Dust
Directed by Adam Sjöberg
Running time: 85 minutes |
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From executive producer and Grammy-nominated rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones and journalist-turned-filmmaker Adam Sjöberg comes the buoyant, globe-trotting film SHAKE THE DUST. Hip-hop music, and the acrobatic breakdancing culture that arose in tandem with it, may have started on the streets of The Bronx, but its reach is now decidedly worldwide. SHAKE THE DUST chronicles the influence of breakdancing, exploring how it strikes a resonant chord in the slums, favelas and ghettos of the world and far beyond with a universally-appealing energy.
SHAKE THE DUST is now playing in theaters and is available on DVD, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU.
www.shakethedust.org | @shakethedustmov | fb.com/shakethedustmovie
Please contact Matt Mazur for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2384
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A Dangerous Game
Directed by Anthony Baxter
Running time: 90 minutes |
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A DANGEROUS GAME is the explosive documentary from filmmaker and investigative journalist Anthony Baxter (You’ve Been Trumped), which examines the eco-impact of luxury golf resorts around the world. Featuring exclusive interviews with Alec Baldwin, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump, the film takes viewers on a globe-spanning journey to a World Heritage site in Croatia; the extravagant desert city of Dubai, the explosion of new but supposedly illegal courses in China and back to the filmmaker’s native Scotland, where Donald Trump continues his controversial building.
A DANGEROUS GAME will be released on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU on June 23.
www.adangerousgamemovie.com | @ADGmovie | fb.com/adangerousgamemovie
Please contact Matt Mazur for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2384
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The Mama Sherpas
Directed by Brigid Maher
Executive Produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
Running time: 78 minutes |
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From executive producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein (The Business of Being Born), this topical new documentary examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections. With C-section rates dangerously over 30% in America, are midwives the solution? In recent years, the idea of a “collaborative care” practice where doctors and midwives manage women’s care together has begun to gain traction. Research has demonstrated that collaborative care models produce better outcomes for mother and baby, including fewer C-sections. This moving and urgent film provides an intimate lens into how midwives across the country work within and better the hospital system, redefining how the US looks at the birthing process.
THE MAMA SHERPAS is now playing in select cities and will be available on DVD, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, VUDU, and themamasherpas.com in July 2015.
themamasherpas.com | @MamaSherpas | fb.com/TheMamaSherpas
Please contact Ben Dorf for any interview requests and to see the film. | [email protected] | 212-354-1776
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Bending Steel
Directed by Dave Carroll
Running time: 92 minutes |
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| Possessed by an unwavering determination, solitude and some simple steel, Chris Shoeck trains out of his basement to become a professional Oldtime Strongman. Stacked against his own fears of failure and judgment, BENDING STEEL examines Shoeck’s captivating journey to conquer every piece of steel that comes in his way.
BENDING STEEL will be available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU August 4, 2015.
bendingsteelmovie.com | @BendingSteelMov | fb.com/bendingsteelmovie
Please contact Greg Holtzman for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2113
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The Notorious Mr. Bout
Directed by Tony Gerber and Maxim Pozdorovkin
Running time: 92 minutes |
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When he was arrested in 2008 in Thailand as a result of a U.S. government sting operation, the career of internationally known arms smuggler Viktor Bout came to a decisive end. Veiled by the obscurity of post-Soviet Russia, Bout had built an empire of aerial delivery so vast he was called “the merchant of death” and was even the subject of a Hollywood film. In sharp contrast to the widely known, super-villain persona, however, was another Bout: a philosophical businessman who simply enjoyed travel, his work, his family, and filming it all with his video camera.
THE NOTORIOUS MR. BOUT will be available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU in September 2015.
thenotoriousmrbout.com | @NotoriousMrB | fb.com/NotoriousMrBout
Please contact Ben Dorf for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-1776
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Tomorrow We Disappear
Directed by Adam Weber and Jimmy Goldblum
Running time: 83 minutes |
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TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR chronicles the last days of Kathputli, the mysterious hand-built artist colony first discovered in Salman Rushdie’s iconic Midnight Children. Hidden in the alleyways of New Delhi, a community of magicians, acrobats and puppeteers approach their looming eviction to make way for a modern skyscraper. Bound together by tradition and impending gentrification, this captivating film allows us to experience a culture’s magic and wonder before it’s gone.
TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR will be available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU in August 2015.
www.twdfilm.com | fb.com/TomorrowWeDisappear
Please contact Matt Hirsch for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2118
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Deep Web
Directed by Alex Winter
Running time: 90 minutes |
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| DEEP WEB gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century — the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 31-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, DEEP WEB explores how the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.
DEEP WEB will be available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and VUDU in September 2015.
www.deepwebthemovie.com | @DeepWebMovie | fb.com/DeepWebMovie
Please contact Matt Hirsch for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2118
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A Perfect 14
Directed by Giovanna Morales-Vargas |
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| A PERFECT 14 follows the journeys of three of the most notable plus-size models Elly Mayday, Kerosene Deluxe and Laura Wells as they struggle against the distorted perception of body image that is being widely perpetuated in culture. These women share their personal experiences of challenges and successes to help empower themselves and others to eradicate the currently held standards of beauty. In addition to being successful models they are driven to make a positive impact in the world.
A PERFECT 14 is currently in production and will be released in 2016.
Please contact Matt Mazur for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2384
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When Marnie Was There
A GKIDS Release
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
English Voice Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Geena Davis, John C. Reilly, and Vanessa Williams.
Running time: 90 minutes |
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The newest feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Ghibli can. When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend.
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE is now playing in theaters nationwide
marniefilm.com | @GKIDSfilms | fb.com/WhenMarnieWasThere
Please contact Matt Hirsch for any interview requests and to see the film | [email protected] | 212-354-2118
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Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
A GKIDS Release
Directed by Roger Allers
Produced by Salma Hayek
Running time: 85 minutes |
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This breathtaking animated feature, produced and spearheaded by Salma Hayek, was an official selection at Cannes and made its North American premiere at Toronto International Film Festival. Written and directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King), the film intersperses Gibran’s elegant poetry within stunning animated sequences by filmmakers Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea), Nina Paley (Sita Sings the Blues), Bill Plympton (Guide Dog), and a host of award-winning animators from around the world. Set in a Mediterranean sea-side village, Kamila (Hayek) cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa (Neeson), but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, (Wallis) out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa’s return home – but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion. Featuring music from Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Yo-Yo Ma
KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHET in theaters August 7, 2015.
gibransprophetmovie.com | @GibransProphet | fb.com/KahlilGibransTheProphet
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