Om Films is an American film production company founded by executive producer Niraj Bhatia and producer/screenwriter Daniel Burks in 2006. Om concentrates on feature films, but also produces shorts, documentaries, and web series, including the Producers Guild of America award-winning documentary Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest;[1] Mortified Nation!;[2] and Caucus,[3] a look into the 2012 GOP caucus in Iowa.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film Television |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Niraj Bhatia Daniel Burks |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film production |
Om's films have premiered at Sundance Film Festival,[4] SXSW,[5] AFI Dallas Film Festival,[6] AFI Docs (where Caucus was selected as the closing night film),[7] and have screened at many more including the Los Angeles Film Festival (where Beats won the Audience Award),[8] São Paulo International Film Festival (where Beats won Best International Documentary),[9] and MIFF.[10] Om's latest feature, Space Station 76 premiered at South by Southwest on March 8, 2014, where Sony Pictures secured all international rights.[5] Om Films, Inc. is based in Santa Monica, CA.
Filmography
edit| Title | Release Date | Other Production Companies | Distribution | Runtime (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | 2006 | 28 min | ||
| Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest | 2011 | Rival Pictures | Sony Pictures Classics[11] | 97 min |
| Mortified Nation! | 2013 | Rival Pictures | 85 min | |
| Caucus | 2013 | Rival Pictures/Bonfire Films | 104 min | |
| The Starck Project | 2014 | Starck Doc/Lascaux Films/Eight 6 Eighty 6/M3 Films | 90 min | |
| Space Station 76 | 2014 | Rival Pictures | Sony Pictures[5] | 93 min |
| Super Dark Times | 2017 | Higher Content | 100 min | |
| The Ballad of Lefty Brown | 2017 | Higher Content/ARMIAN Pictures | 111 min | |
| Darkness Visible | 2017 | British Film Institute/Higher Content | POST | |
| Stray Dolls | 2018 | |||
| Ticket To Nashville | 2019 |
References
edit- ^ "PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES 2012 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARD WINNERS". Producers Guild of America. 2012.
- ^ Holpuch, Amanda (2013). "Mortified: new film spills your deepest darkest teenage secrets". The Guardian.com.
- ^ Berkshire, Geoff (2013). "Film Review: 'Caucus'". Variety,com.
- ^ Lee, Chris (2011). "Sundance 2011: Beats, Rhymes, & Life premiere turns emotional". Latimes.com.
- ^ a b c Siegel, Tatiana (2014). "SXSW: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Nabs International Rights on 'Space Station 76'". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (2007). "Dallas Observer". AFI Fest Releases Lineup of Films and Guest List.
- ^ "AFI DOCS PRESENTED BY AUDI ANNOUNCES 2013 SLATE". AFI Docs. 2013.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (2011). "Beats, Rhymes & Life, Attack the Block, Chely Wright Doc Win L.A. Film Fest Awards". Movieline.
- ^ "Autlook Film Sales". Autlook Films. 2011.
- ^ "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest". MIFF.com.au. 2011.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 10, 2011). "Michael Rapaport's Sundance Documentary 'Beats, Rhymes & Life' Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics". Deadline Hollywood.
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