EXCLUSIVE: Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to this year’s Berlinale world premiere Monk In Pi
EXCLUSIVE: Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to this year’s Berlinale world premiere Monk In Pieces.
The film profiles the interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk, who rose up in New York’s male-dominated downtown arts scene of the 1960s and 70s.
Monk went on to establish herself as a leading airy in the music, opera, dance, visual arts, and film, earning particular renown for her creative vocal techniques. She received the National Medal of Arts Award from President Obama in 2015.
The feature includes interviews with Björk, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, and fellow composer Philip Glass.
Monk In Pieces, a film by Billy Shebar, was produced, written, and directed by Shebar and David Roberts, and produced by Susan Margolin.
The documentary just received its US premiere at Seattle International Film Festival and previously played Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival.
Zeitgeist Films will release theatrically at IFC Center in New York this summer followed by a nationwide rollout.
Co-president Emily Russo negotiated the deal with Margolin. In a statement Russo and co-president Nancy Gerstman said: “For the many legions of Monk fans, and for those who are not familiar with her work at all, this film delivers on every level. We loved Monk’s own telling of her life-long struggle as a true visionary and artist [.]”
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