Neon said Wednesday that it has come aboard Fire of Love, Sara Dosa’s documentary that world premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
That’s where Deadline boke the news that National Geographic Documentary Films acquired worldwide rights to the pic, which explores the lives and work of French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft through rare archival footage.Nat Geo and Neon previously partnered on the release last year of Matthew Heineman’s Covid documentary The First Wave.
As part of the new deal, Neon will release Fire of Love in the summer ahead of a planned streaming bow on Disney+.Shane Boris, Ina Fichman and Dosa produced Fire of Love, which is narrated by Miranda July.
Executive Producers are Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop of Sandbox Films, Carolyn Bernstein of National Geographic Documentary Films, and Josh Braun and Dan Braun of Submarine.The feature doc is a Sandbox Films, Intuitive Pictures & Cottage M production.
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