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Sarasota Fest Showcases Documentary Films as Producers Seek Distribution Deals

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Addie Morfoot Contributor As the market for independently made documentaries continues to dry up, regional film festivals have become essential to filmmakers hoping to sell their docs.

At this year’s Sarasota Film Festival, which kicks off on March 25, 36 documentaries are part of the lineup. Over 25 of them are seeking distribution.

They include Luke Lorentzen’s “A Still Small Voice,” Alexandria Bombach’s “It’s Only Life After All” about the Indigo Girls, Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto “AUM: The Cult at the End of the World” and Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng’s “Invisible Beauty.” All four films premiered at Sundance in January. “From Submarine’s point of view, we’ve always encouraged great regional festivals like Sarasota, the Berkshires, Woodstock and the Hamptons partially because there is the possibility that awards voters are there,” says Submarine Entertainment sales agent Josh Braun, who reps both “AUM: The Cult at the End of the World” and “Invisible Beauty.” “There’s the possibility of industry being there in the form of a judge or on an industry panel.” He believes “these regional festivals may be gaining a more importance because the market is challenging right now.” Now in its 25th year, SFF has, according to Braun, grown in stature. “It has been around long enough that and enough filmmakers, producers, sales reps, and other industry people have attended and realize like how enthusiastic the audience members.” Observes Mark Famiglio, president and chairman of SFF: “We have a sophisticated audience here who are real cinephiles.” SFF is the second festival Hardison and Cheng will be attending with “Invisible Beauty,” about Hardison and her fight for representational shifts in the fashion industry.

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