EXCLUSIVE: Sundance documentary By no means Look Away, the directorial debut of actress Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess), has been offered by XYZ to Greenwich Leisure for all rights in North America, and to Kaleidoscope for all rights in UK.
Each distributors have dedicated to theatrical releases within the territories. Kaleidoscope will even take over remainder of world gross sales. The movie is ready to have extra screenings at SXSW this weekend.
The movie places a highlight on the late, swashbuckling CNN fight camerawoman, Margaret Moth, who risked all of it to place the viewer contained in the battle. When a fateful damage acquired in the way in which of her urge for food for hazard and adrenaline, she had a call to make about her profession and survival.
Pic was produced by Matthew Metcalfe of GFC Movies, Tom Blackwell and Lawless, and was written by Metcalfe, Blackwell, Lawless and Whetham Allpress. XYZ Movies is executive-producing.
The offers for the movie have been negotiated by Nate Bolotin and Pip Ngo for XYZ Movies on behalf of the filmmakers with Andy Bohn negotiating on behalf of Greenwich and Spencer Pollard (CEO) for Kaleidoscope.
“I used to be compelled to make this movie and to inform the story of a wild-hearted iconoclast who proves that even dangerous women can stroll on the aspect of the angels. I’m particularly delighted that Greenwich and Kaleidoscope have come on board to present Margaret’s story a theatrical launch,” mentioned director/author/producer Lucy Lawless.
The movie is the newest collaboration between XYZ and GFC, having labored collectively on Ash, directed by Flying Lotus and starring Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul, which simply offered to Prime Video Worldwide, New Zealand Oscar entry The Lifeless Lands from Toa Fraser, and Toa’s follow-up characteristic Six Days starring Jamie Bell, Mark Robust and Abbie Cornish.
