EXCLUSIVE: Amy Hobby (What Happened, Miss Simone?) and Hard Working Movies founder Lori Cheatle (Mantangi/Maya/M.I.A) have teamed up for new music-oriented production venture Record Breaker Films+.
The company says it is developing and producing a wide range of music projects and will combine screenings with live events, merchandising, and director-to-audience collaborations.
Record Breaker’s initial slate is due to be revealed soon. The company’s Tribeca documentary 1-800-ON-HER-OWN, about singer Ani DiFranco, opens at New York’s Film Forum in April.
The outfit has also struck a partnership with bi-coastal creative marketing agency IHeartComix (IHC) to produce multiple films.
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