Seventh Art Releasing

Seventh Art Releasing is a film distribution company based in Los Angeles that has been distributing independent films for almost twenty years. They focus primarily on documentaries, and also have strong collections of Jewish and educational films. Several of their films have been nominated and given awards at various film festivals, as well as at the Academy Awards.

History

Udy Epstein and Jonathan Cordish founded Seventh Art almost twenty years ago. Along with sales and distribution, the company has also been involved with consulting on many projects, particularly music documentaries.

Nominations and Awards for films distributed by Seventh Art

• The Long Way Home^[1] - Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature
• Balseros: Cuban Rafters ^[2]- Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature
• The Farm: Angola USA^[3] - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature
• Speaking in Strings^[4] - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature
• Long Nights Journey Into Day^[5] - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature
• Chau, Beyond the Lines - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short
• Incident In New Baghdad - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short
• The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short
• Eyewitness - Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short

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