International documentary gross sales firm Reservoir Docs has acquired Danish doc “Dark Blossom” forward of its upcoming world premiere and worldwide screenings at CPH:DOX and Hot Docs respectively. Reservoir Docs has secured unique worldwide gross sales rights, with the exception of Denmark.
The characteristic debut of documentary filmmaker-music video director Frigge Fri, “Dark Blossom” is a visually and musically immersive story of three younger Danish Goths who specific their sturdy friendship by means of a shared love of darkness, macabre make-up and style, and social media expression. They channel a shared fascination with loss of life to fight loneliness, inside demons, and the prejudices of small city life. But when one of them falls in love and plans an escape from the countryside, their deep bond is inexorably threatened.
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“Dark Blossom,” a Made In Copenhagen manufacturing, was directed, written, and lensed by Fri, produced by Mathilde Hvid Lippmann, and govt produced by firm CEO Helle Faber. Made In Copenhagen holds the movie’s gross sales and distribution rights in Denmark.
The movie will world premiere in competitors at CPH:DOX in two sections, the Next:Wave Award and Politiken:Danish:Dox Award. It will then display at Hot Docs within the Nightvisions part, which is devoted to future cult classics.
Anaïs Clanet, accomplice and head of gross sales and acquisitions for Reservoir Docs, mentioned: “We loved ‘Dark Blossom’ immediately for its startling visual quality and its nuanced and realistic look at the world of Goth culture, which is so often misjudged. This film is a uniquely inspiring story about the importance of finding friendship, love and community in today’s modern world.”
Producer Mathilde Hvid Lippmann added: “An exceptional look into a modern youth subculture rarely seen in film, ‘Dark Blossom’ is the debut of a talented new filmmaking voice in Denmark. We believe the film will win the hearts of audiences worldwide. We are very pleased to partner with Reservoir Docs to bring ‘Dark Blossom’ to international audiences, and we could not be in better hands. Their passion and taste for innovative cinema are without rival, and we’re proud to have it join their library of accomplished world cinema.”
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Reservoir Docs, previously generally known as Wide House and renamed in June 2020, is an impartial worldwide gross sales firm specialised in characteristic documentaries. Among its titles are Subaib Gasmelbari’s “Talking About Trees,” winner of the documentary award in Berlin, Anna Somershaf’s “Women of Valor” and the Sundance award winner “The Black Power Mixtape.”
Danish manufacturing firm Made in Copenhagen was based in 2010 by Faber. Previous productions embrace ”Long, Live, Love” (2020), ”Q’s Barbershop” (2019), ”A Married Couple” (2019), “The Stranger” (2017), ”Me and Dad – No Expectations of Applause” (2015), “Warriors From the North” (2014), and “Motley’s Law” (2015).
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