Kino Lorber

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Sepideh Farsi’s 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk', a powerful document of life in Gaza during the Israeli military invasion told through video conversations with young Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassouna. The documentary made its World Premiere in the Cannes 2025 ACID section and most recently screened at the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk' will be released theatrically by Kino Lorber followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to 'Monk in Pieces', a revealing documentary portrait of the innovative interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk which made its World Premiere at the 2025 Berlinale and recently made its US premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival. Zeitgeist Films will release the film theatrically at the IFC Center in New York this summer with a national rollout to follow.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to 'Shari & Lamb Chop', a documentary portrait of trailblazing children’s entertainer Shari Lewis and her beloved sock puppet Lamb Chop, in a deal brokered by Concord Originals. The documentary is directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Lisa D’Apolito ('Love, Gilda'), produced by White Horse Pictures and MoJo Global Arts and presented by Concord Originals and Olive Hill Media in association with The 51 Fund, Carlene Laughlin and Chicago Media Project. 'Shari & Lamb Chop' made its World Premiere at DOC NYC and will be released theatrically by Kino Lorber on July 18, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Fatih Akin’s stirring coming of age drama 'Amrum', which made its World Premiere as an Official Selection of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be released theatrically by Kino Lorber followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired from Bankside Films all U.S. rights to Ido Fluk’s 'Köln 75', which tells the inside story behind Keith Jarrett’s fabled record-breaking 1975 concert in Cologne, Germany. Zeitgeist Films will release the film theatrically at the IFC Center in New York this fall with a national rollout to follow.

Kino Lorber has acquired US and English-speaking Canada distribution rights to Boris Lojkine’s 'Souleymane’s Story', a riveting, ticking-clock drama following a bicycle deliveryman in Paris in the days leading up to his asylum interview. 'Souleymane’s Story' made its World Premiere in Un Certain Regard at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and the Best Actor Prize for non-professional lead actor Abou Sangare as Souleymane. The film will be released theatrically by Kino Lorber on August 1, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. distribution rights to 'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore', a documentary portrait of the trailblazing Deaf Academy Award-winning actor and activist Marlee Matlin that offers an unflinching look at Matlin’s remarkable life through the lens of her primary language, American Sign Language. The directorial debut of Deaf actor and writer Shoshannah Stern, 'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore' made its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in U.S. Documentary Competition and is also an official selection of SXSW and the San Francisco Film Festival. The film will make its New York Premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June with Matlin and Stern in attendance and will be released theatrically by Kino Lorber on June 20, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

'Little Trouble Girls' by Urška Djukić, which opened Berlinale’s new Perspectives Competition Section and walked away with the FIPRESCI award, has sold to multiple territories including Kino Lorber for North America; BFI Distribution for UK and Ireland; as well as France, Germany, Benelux and more by Athens-based sales agent Heretic. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical, digital, and home video release in North America later this year.

Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber have acquired North American distribution rights to Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s debut documentary feature 'A Photographic Memory'. Winner of the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards and a New York Times Critic’s Pick, 'A Photographic Memory' is an intimate, genre-bending portrait of the filmmaker’s trailblazing mother, Sheila Turner Seed – a vibrant and pioneering journalist, photographer, and filmmaker, who died suddenly and tragically when Rachel was just 18 months old. Zeitgeist Films is planning a theatrical release in early summer 2025.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Jessica Palud’s sophomore feature 'Being Maria', a moving portrait of the turbulent life and career of the late French actress Maria Schneider, starring 'Happening' breakout Anamaria Vartolomei as the 'Last Tango in Paris' star and Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando. The film will be released theatrically by Kino Lorber in 2025, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to the Sally Aitken directed Sundance documentary charmer 'Every Little Thing', which follows the healing journey of a specialist hummingbird rehabilitator as she cares for her tiny winged patients in Los Angeles. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release in January 2025, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Andres Veiel’s Venice prizewinning documentary 'Riefenstahl', an extraordinary and critical portrait of the life of the infamous artist, filmmaker, and propagandist. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release in 2025, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.

Kino Lorber in association with Zeitgeist Films have acquired U.S. and English-speaking Canadian rights to 'Holy Cow' (Vingt Dieux), which had its world premiere at Un Certain Regard at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Youth Prize. The film is written and directed by first time feature director Louise Courvoisier, and marks the on-screen debut of Clement Faveau as the young farmer Totone. Zeitgeist is planning additional stops at fall festivals and a theatrical opening at Film Forum in the first quarter of 2025, with a national theatrical rollout to follow.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Paul Schrader’s 'Oh, Canada', starring Richard Gere in his first collaboration with Schrader since American Gigolo. The film premiered in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and will continue to screen on the festival circuit at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival this fall. Kino Lorber is planning an awards season theatrical release this December, followed by a home video, educational, and digital release on all major platforms.

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Johan Grimonprez’s galvanizing documentary 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat', partnering with Kanopy, the premiere public library and university streaming platform for films that matter. A vibrant and richly detailed essay film that intertwines jazz and politics to re-examine the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' unravels colonial power dynamics in Africa to a soundtrack of American jazz greats, including Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, and Duke Ellington. Kino Lorber will release the film theatrically in fall 2024, followed by a home video, educational, and digital release on all major platforms.