INGITE CHANNEL, a distributor focused on award winning documentaries with strong cultural impact, announced its acquisition of North American rights to BRAND: A SECOND COMING, the fascinating and provocative documentary featuring comedian, activist, and author Russell Brand. IGNITE CHANNEL will be releasing the documentary in cities across America. The documentary was directed by two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner (DIG!, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC), who recently accepted the No Limits Award for BRAND: A SECOND COMING at the Ashland International Film Festival and The Award for Excellence in Dramatic Storytelling from the Sarasota Film Festival. The film is presented by Interloper Films in association with Mayfair Film Partnership, produced by Ondi Timoner and executive produced by Andrew Antonio. The film was bestowed the honor of opening the 2015 South By Southwest Film Festival where it received rave reviews, great fanfare, and strong social media reactions. Most recently the film played to a sold out audience of thousands at the 2015 Sydney Film Festival for its Australian premiere, and is scheduled to play the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival.
BRAND: A SECOND COMING follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex and fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas and empty idols. Through his stand up, Brand explores his own true icons: Gandhi, Che Guevara, Malcolm X and Jesus Christ. We follow his evolution from addict to Hollywood star to an unexpected political disruptor and newfound hero to the underserved. Award-winning director, Ondi Timoner (DIG!, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC), explores the contradiction between Brand’s clarion call for revolution and his hunger to transcend pop fame. Will Brand hold fast against the roar of criticism to break out of the very system that built him?
Steve Brown, CEO of IGNITE CHANNEL, who recently released the documentary OCCUPY THE FARM said, “When we brought OCCUPY THE FARM to theaters around the country, we were surprised to hear Russell Brand mentioned by activists everywhere we went. Ondi Timoner’s remarkable film captures Brand’s highly personal and often painful transformation from Hollywood star to progressive activist concerned with ordinary people standing up for justice in their communities.”
“I am thrilled we are taking “BRAND: A SECOND COMING” to a theater near you, as I have witnessed the way audiences react to this film together in a room and the passionate discussions that follow” said director Ondi Timoner, “We at Interloper Films are also very excited to work with Steve Brown and his team at Ignite Channel in using innovative techniques with data and social media to identify and reach our audiences across the nation. I believe this release will be as trailblazing as the film and its subject are, moving the experience and efficacy of the documentary theatrical release to the next level.”