Strand Releasing

Strand Releasing
Industry	Film distribution
Founded	1989; 35 years ago
Founders	Jon Gerrans ; Marcus Hu
Headquarters	Culver City, California, United States
Products	Motion pictures
Website	StrandReleasing.com

Strand Releasing is an American film production company founded in 1989 and is based in Culver City, California. The company has distributed over 300 auteur-driven titles from acclaimed international and American directors such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Gregg Araki, François Ozon, Jean-Luc Godard, Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Fatih Akin, Aki Kaurismäki, Claude Miller, Manoel de Oliveira, Gaspar Noé, André Téchiné and Terence Davies.

Notable reissues

Comic Book Confidential (1988; 2012 reissue) by Ron Mann^[1]
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985; 2001 reissue) by Héctor Babenco^[2]
Pink Narcissus (1971; 2003 reissue) by James Bidgood^[3]
The Graduate (1967; 1997 re-release) by Mike Nichols^[4]
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965; 1995 re-release) by Russ Meyer^[5]
Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965; 1995 re-release) by Joseph Cates
Contempt (1963; 1997 re-release) by Jean-Luc Godard^[6]

Movies produced

99 Moons (2022)
Daughter of Mine (2018)
Zama (2017)
Tyrannosaur (2011)
Bad Actress (2011) executive produced by Marcus Hu and Jon Gerrans
Happiness Runs (2010)
Feed the Fish (2009)
Slipstream (2007)
Psycho Beach Party (2000)
Innocence (2000)
Just One Time (1999) executive produced by Marcus Hu
I Stand Alone (1999)
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) executive produced by Marcus Hu
First Love, Last Rites (1997)
Hustler White (1996)
Frisk (1995)
Stalingrad (1995)
Mod Fuck Explosion (1994) executive produced by Marcus Hu
Grief (1993) executive produced by Marcus Hu
The Living End (1992)

LGBT titles

Postcards from London (2018) by Steve McLean
Sorry Angel (2018) by Christophe Honoré
The Cakemaker (2017) by Ofir Raul Graizer
Holding the Man (2016) by Neil Armfield
Front Cover (2015) by Ray Yeung
Mala Mala (2014) by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles
Lilting (2014) by Hong Khaou
The Way He Looks (2014) by Daniel Ribeiro
Noordzee, Texas (2012) by Bavo Defurne
Desire (2012) by Laurent Bouhnik
L.A. Zombie (2010) by Bruce LaBruce
Hideaway (2009) by François Ozon
Otto (2008) by Bruce LaBruce
Before I Forget (2007) by Jacques Nolot
Saturn in Opposition (2007) by Ferzan Özpetek
The Witnesses (2007) by Andre Techine
The Bubble (2006) by Eytan Fox
Time to Leave (2005) by François Ozon
The Dying Gaul (2005) by Craig Lucas
Mysterious Skin (2004) by Gregg Araki
Party Monster (2003) by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey
Son Frere (2003) by Patrice Chéreau
Yossi and Jagger (2002) by Eytan Fox
Porn Theater (2002) by Jacques Nolot
Burnt Money (2002) by Marcelo Piñeyro
Princesa (2001) by Henrique Goldman
His Secret Life (2001) by Ferzan Özpetek
Lan Yu (2001) by Stanley Kwan
Borstal Boy (2000) by Peter Sheridan
101 Rent Boys (2000) by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey
Muscle (1999) by Hisayasu Satō
Skin Flick (1999) by Bruce LaBruce
Criminal Lovers (1999) by François Ozon
Show Me Love (1998) by Lukas Moodysson
Macho Dancer (1998) by Lino Brocka
Head On (1998) by Ana Kokkinos
Edge of Seventeen (1998) by David Moreton
Steam (1997) by Ferzan Özpetek
The Delta (1996) by Ira Sachs
Hustler White (1996) by Bruce LaBruce
Stonewall (1995) by Nigel Finch
Wild Reeds (1994) by André Téchiné
Totally F***ed Up (1993) by Gregg Araki
Super 8½ (1993) by Bruce LaBruce
No Skin Off My Ass (1993) by Bruce LaBruce
The Living End (1992) by Gregg Araki
Swoon (1992) by Tom Kalin
Young Soul Rebels (1991) by Isaac Julien
Tongues Untied (1989) by Marlon Riggs
Looking for Langston (1989) by Isaac Julien
Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987) by Gregg Araki

Honors and awards

Strand Releasing was honored with a four-week retrospective in 1999 at the New York Museum of Modern Art.^[7] The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Outfest, honored Strand Releasing with a lifetime achievement award in 2002.^[8] In 2009, MOMA honored Strand Releasing with "Carte Blanche" a 20-year retrospective honoring select filmmakers from the Strand roster including Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Fatih Akin, François Ozon and Jacques Nolot, adding their films into the MOMA permanent collection. In 2009, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, the Provincetown International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival also honored Strand Releasing with lifetime achievement awards.

References

^ Comic Book Confidential Blu-ray, retrieved 2018-12-02
^ "Strand to re-release Kiss Of The Spiderwoman in US". Screen. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ "Mastur-piece". Gay City News. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ "Film Review: The Graduate". Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ Holden, Stephen (13 January 1995). "FILM REVIEW; None of Them Shy, 3 Women on a Roll". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ "Contempt (1997 re-issue) (1997) – Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4930453-1.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival". www.outfest.org. Archived from the original on 2003-02-20.
^ "Strand Releasing Collection". Academy Film Archive. 20 August 2015.

External links

[1] Comic Book Confidential Blu-ray, retrieved 2018-12-02

[2] "Strand to re-release Kiss Of The Spiderwoman in US". Screen. Retrieved 2018-12-02.

[3] "Mastur-piece". Gay City News. Retrieved 2018-12-02.

[4] "Film Review: The Graduate". Retrieved 2018-12-02.

[5] Holden, Stephen (13 January 1995). "FILM REVIEW; None of Them Shy, 3 Women on a Roll". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-02.

[6] "Contempt (1997 re-issue) (1997) – Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.

[7] ttp://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4930453-1.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[8] "Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival". www.outfest.org. Archived from the original on 2003-02-20.

[9] "Strand Releasing Collection". Academy Film Archive. 20 August 2015.

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