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THIS COLD LIFE - Time Inc

Welcome to Longyearbyen, the northernmost town in the world. Situated 300 miles from the North Pole, where polar bears outnumber humans, this is a community with an unforgiving climate, dreary isolation and an uncertain economic future. Meet Pastor Leif, coal miner Linda. Take a sip of “Polar Beer”—the local brew. Then take a boat to meet Sasha, the only resident and sole guardian of Pyramiden, a frozen museum to the Soviet Union. THIS COLD LIFE is filmmaker Darren Mann’s visually stunning portrait that illuminates a tight-knit group of colorful and resourceful residents who are dedicated to preserving the land they call home.

STATE OF CONTROL

In the alarming documentary State of Control, two American filmmakers go undercover in Tibet during a full scale media blackout. Trying to funnel information out of the region, they become targets of surveillance, hotel break-ins, equipment theft, and cyber assault. Forced to flee and return to America, the filmmakers learn the hacking and surveillance they experienced in Tibet has followed them home.

AMERICAN DREAM: DETROIT

In this feature documentary, singer Michael Bolton embarks on an impassioned journey to tell the story of Detroit's greatest glory through its devastating downfall, and shines a light on the heroic commitments and community initiatives now being made to comeback stronger than ever. This is the story of the American Dream.

THIS COLD LIFE – written & directed by Darren Mann

Mann-made Pictures world premiered THIS COLD LIFE at Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, and has since screened the film at several festivals around the world. THIS COLD LIFE has been picked up by Sundance/AMC Channel for broadcast. Produced for TIME, Inc, this feature-length documentary takes a look at the northernmost town in the world and the colorful people who choose to live there.

REVIEWS: Hollywood Reporter – Moviepie

AWARDS: Winner – “Audience Award” – 66th Trento Film Festival (Italy); Winner – “Audience Award” – Atlanta Docufest; Winner – “Platinum Award” – Spotlight Documentary Film Awards; Nominee – “WWF Award” – Thessaloniki Film Festival (Greece); Nominee – “Audience Award” – Beloit Film Festival

PRESS: TV Fox2 St. Louis – Toronto Star – The East Mag

STATE OF CONTROL – directed by Darren Mann & Christian Johnston

Our feature documentary, STATE OF CONTROL is now available on several digital platforms, including iTunes – Google Play – XBOX – Amazon and DVD

FilmBuff is handling domestic distribution and Journeyman Pictures is handling foreign. Kino Lorber is handling DVD.

Reviews: ThirdCoastReview.com

Press: Washington Post – Hollywood Reporter – Parallax

THIS COLD LIFE - Time Inc

STATE OF CONTROL

AMERICAN DREAM: DETROIT

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Butch Walker - Discovery TV

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