The distributor has taken world rights to Electric City Entertainment’s drama starring Chris Messina, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Don Johnson, Derek Luke and Katie Nehra. 

Messina makes his feature directorial debut on the drama, which premiered earlier this year at Tribeca and will makes several more stops on the festival circuit prior to a day-and-date theatrical and VOD launch in the first half of 2015.

Wanstead plays a workaholic environmental attorney who must reinvent herself after her husband leaves.

Screen Media negotiated the deal with Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content.

  • Directors Daniel Junge and Bryan Storkel will partner with Lionsgate and Netflix to distribute their pastor cage fighting documentary Fight Church. The filmmakers have also launched a partnership with Morgan Spurlock’s company Warrior Poets to develop a reality series based on the film. Lionsgate acquired VOD rights for North America and will premiere the film on September 16 on iTunes and other digital platforms. Netflix acquired SVOD rights for multiple territories and will premiere the film this autumn. The Film Sales Company represents outstanding international digital rights and president Andrew Herwitz and Jason Ishikawa brokered the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.

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