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Identifying, and then pushing, worthy films
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Pushing the envelope on what it means to be a filmmaker's distributor in the 21st century
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Pushing creative producers and likeminded buyers together for mutual benefit
OUR FILMS
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Cupid For Christmas
Cupid, the god of love, is burned out. He wants desperately to retire and hand his bow-and-arrow over to his protégé Ruby, but after a series of romantic blunders, Cupid fears that Ruby doesn’t have the backbone for the job. She begs for one more chance and the boss relents: Ruby has until midnight on Christmas Eve to find love for the most romantically hopeless person on Earth, a college professor named Charlie. If she succeeds, she will take over as Cupid permanently, if she fails… she loses her wings. But little does she realize that love's arrows point both ways...
Two women set out on a road trip across the American West. Junior is trying to let go of her past. Mads is trying to find hers. Their long journey together will help them understand what friendship and family truly means.
Wind Riders
A feature length documentary, tells the poignant and inspiring stories of
three American balloonists who dedicate their lives to their sport: a masterful solo hot-air balloon pilot whose quiet passion transcends generations, and a driven championship gas-balloon team competing in a tragic quest to defend their world title.
World War 4
A series of escalating incidents in Korea and the Middle East lead to greater and greater conflict for the US troops, placing the superpowers at one another's throats. Armies march, bombs rain down, soldiers storm the beaches as we witness one family caught up in the ever-growing conflict.
But Not For Me
A struggling, disillusioned young writer discovers a fledgling sense of hope when a beautiful violinist moves in next door and agrees to perform with him on the city streets. Will is a young writer, living in the big city, barely scraping by on his copywriter's salary. When he meets Hope, his beautiful and enigmatic new neighbor, he is certain he has found the inspiration and the validation he's been seeking. But as he struggles to find his way, Will learns he must reconcile his youthful vision of life with the complexities of the real world in order to find true fulfillment.
Eleven 11
A chilling and thrilling (yet often humorous) thriller about what happens when a cop who needs money for his daughter's experimental cancer treatment takes money from the Godfather -- who actually happens to BE his own godfather! Brimming with multiple storylines and colorful characters, crosses and double-crosses, CIRCLE brings you into the loop of strippers, bikers, sex parties, and even a pizza delivery man, all heading for a miraculous finale!
Hit Parade
Jerome Archer is a retired hit man living the straight life as a retail bookstore manager. When he is coerced by a pair of industrious United States Census Bureau agents to hunt down a dangerous, young contract killer, Jerome suddenly has a life-altering choice to make: will he be forced to return to his old, murderous ways... or will he find a new way out?
Ira & Abby
Ira Black, 33, is brilliant, neurotic, Jewish and has so many issues he can't fit them into 12 years of analysis. He can't finish his dissertation, he can't commit to his longtime girlfriend, and he's incapable of making a decision, even if it's just what to order at the diner. Abby Willoughby, 30, is a free spirit who's better at solving her friends' problems at the gym than selling memberships. When the two meet, the impossible happens: they fall in love, meet each other's parents and decide to get married, all in a few breathless hours. And life is good, until Ira finds out that Abby is a divorcee... two times over.
London's Finest aka Hackney's Finest
Hackney, East London. Motorcycle courier, Sirus (Nathanael Wiseman) likes to make a little extra cash on the side, and not remotely legally. He sets up a heroin deal between his supplier, Asif (Rajan Sharma) and a pair of Welsh Yardies (Marlon G. Day and Enoch Frost), unaware that his nemesis - bent cop inspector Priestly (Arin Alldridge) - has forced Asif into going through with the deal under surveillance. When they attempt to fight back, Sirus and his associates find themselves terrorized by Priestly and a gang of East European psychopaths. It seems crime doesn't pay... unless you're the police!
Messengers
When Dr. Sarah Chapel arrives in a small New England fishing village to take over her late father’s medical practice, she finds his patients panicking, petrified that no one will understand their fears and the need for their heavy medication. Little does a dubious Sarah realize how very real and quite otherworldly are the voices that plague her patients, her town... and very soon, herself. This riveting sci fi thriller in the tradition of Stephen King and M. Night Shyamalan sends “Contact” into the “Twilight Zone”.
Smoking Laws
A group of nicotine junkies are forced into the cold when smoking is banned inside their favorite bar. For The Bossman, who just quit, this is a living nightmare. He's stuck surrounded by the bizarre conversations of random strangers, linked only by a love for tobacco. Added to the Bossman's misery is a staff who spend their time gabbing an puffing instead of serving. Will The Bossman survive or succumb to the addictions of bar culture?
Waldo On Weed
A mother and father risk their freedom to help their sick baby boy, showing how far a parent will go to save their family. With found footage and one-on-one interviews, WALDO ON WEED allows the audience to experience a mother’s intuition, a father’s courage, and a little boy’s fight for his life.
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Despite trying to leave behind a life of crime, Danny reluctantly teams with naïve rich kid Liam and wildcard drug dealer Kit Viper for a botched robbery that leaves them in possession of a mysterious supernatural artifact with immense potential.
A group of college students go out into the woods to shoot a horror film for class but the night devolves into terror (and life imitates art) as a masked killer stalks the cast and crew. There’s no escape, no way to call for help, and no one knows why they’re being slaughtered… Or why the murderer is filming his kills.
Arracht
ARRACHT tells the story of Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a husband, living on the wild shores of Connemara in 1845 as The Great Hunger descends. As land taxes rise and crops rot Colmán confronts his Landlord, the night ends in deadly violence and Colmán is forced to go on the run, hunted for crimes he did not commit.
Circle
A chilling and thrilling (yet often humorous) thriller about what happens when a cop who needs money for his daughter's experimental cancer treatment takes money from the Godfather -- who actually happens to BE his own godfather! Brimming with multiple storylines and colorful characters, crosses and double-crosses, CIRCLE brings you into the loop of strippers, bikers, sex parties, and even a pizza delivery man, all heading for a miraculous finale!
Automation
(All Territories Sold)
When a prototype automated worker robot named Auto has proven successful on the night shift at ALERT INSULATION, plans are put in motion to replace almost all the human employees with the next generation of robots -- but to Auto's dismay, he is also to be replaced by the new and improved robots -- something he refuses to accept, and takes murderous action to prevent.
I Wrote This For You
In this funny, fierce, and touching award-winner, a young poet/writer by night (and Hollywood waiter by day) tries to keep his overactive fantasy life from completely taking over his reality after one too many romantic misadventures. With a powerful performance by indie and Lifetime veteran Brennan Keel Cook, strong female characters and colorful supporting players (including Sopranos fave Michael Badalucco), plus a strong sense of place on Hollywood's "boulevard of broken dreams" I WROTE THIS played to packed houses at top world festivals with across-the-board audience appeal.
Left Of Center
Left of Center, a psychological thriller set in a small town in the rolling plains of Northeastern Oklahoma, focuses on a series of homicides along Highway 177. The murders cause a strained relationship between highway patrol officer Trooper Ferguson (J Bryson Baker) and local police chief Tom Parker (Jason Wilkinson), who are both personally invested in finding the killer. In efforts to solve the murders and put the town at ease, the lives of the two men converge through a series of encounters, as well as a startling revelation as the truth surfaces. Through a tangled web of obsession and deceit, Left of Center magnifies life in a tightly knit community while exposing its dark secrets.
Love N Success
Deion, a well known and highly paid actor, who left his first love to pursue his dream career, but now success isn't enough. Deion is ready for true love. Finding success has brought pain, deceit, lack of trust, and loneliness. Deion returns to his hometown of Atlanta, GA to shoot his next movie. While home, Deion reunites with childhood friends, who have also become successful, his parents, his first love, and a sick nine-year-old girl (whose one wish is to meet him). Atlanta also brings unforeseen Drama. Can Deion find love and have success?
Razortooth
Deep in the Florida Everglades, something is alive that should have died eons ago. Something is feeding, when it should be full. Something is moving, in ways that seem all but impossible to its pursuers. It’s moving in the dark... under the surface of the waters... with an appetite that makes no distinction between man or beast. Now, it's up to an unlikely band of locals, an animal control officer, a small town sheriff, and a scientist's team of college youth to stop the threat... before it's too late.
Santa Girl
(All Territories Sold)
The adventures of Santa’s teenage daughter, Cassie, as she leaves the North Pole for the first time to attend college. She must navigate this strange new world while keeping the identity of her iconic father (and her own magic) a secret.
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Suburban Wildlife
A close knit group of university graduates are left at a crossroads as they are forced to face themselves and wrestle with harsh truths as they embark on a colorful road trip to regional Australia, as of one of the group plans on leaving. This coming-of-age story with strong female appeal brings you back to when all of life's roads seem open, and you have to choose the one you'll travel for the rest of your life.
A seemingly unknown sickness is spreading fast through the small town of Caroltyn, making the children of the town its first victims. Kofi, a 26 old woman formerly from Caroltyn, has a daughter named Laila that resides in Caroltyn. Laila becomes the next victim, which brings Kofi back to the town, despite her reasons for leaving. Shortly after coming back, Kofi discovers the increasing sickness is not a medical issue, but a demonic one. Unfortunately, when Kofi tries to explain this to the doctors and her family, the crazed explanation is dismissed; it’s not only hard to believe but Kofi’s credibility is nonexistent due to her past of being in a mental institution. In order to save Laila’s life, Kofi decides to fight the demonic entity, but to do that she has to battle her inner demons first and grow strong in her faith in order to defeat it.
6 Month Rule
A realistic, funny and at times, heart-breaking look at dating, love and friendship told from the point of view of Tyler, a perpetual bachelor. Tyler follows a set of rules specifically designed to help him avoid emotional attachment. His most important rule is that he can get over anyone in less than six months. Knowing that he will get over any woman allows him to dismiss relationships easily and without regret. When his best friend is dumped, Tyler takes him under his wing. At the same time, Tyler meets a girl who changes everything he thinks he knows about relationships. With the influence of his best friend and the new woman in his life, Tyler finally tries to be a better man.
Wicked Witches
After being thrown out of his home by his wife for being promiscuous, Mark finds himself back at Dumpling Farm, a place of youthful memories and parties. Once reunited with his old buddy Ian, things aren't quite right on the farm as Mark discovers Ian is possessed by a group of demonic, flesh-eating witches.
Forward Slash
Could you save a loved one by knowingly hurting another? That is the ultimate question—the question that Mickey has to ask himself while trying to protect his brother by participating in a murder with the help of a known serial killer. All Mickey has to do is film a real murder by the Van Gogh Killer...and the victim will be someone that Mickey knows. Will he become an accomplice to save his brother?
Hey Boy
This delightful relationship comedy paints a portrait of coming-of-age for 20-somethings, as two roomates deal with life, women, and responsibility -- in that order. Indeed, childhood buddies grown to men (by virtue of age if nothing else), Berry and Janks always got along great... until they found themselves vying for the same woman. Now, all bets are off.
I Am Santa Claus
This film documents an entire year in the lives of five real-bearded professional Santa Clauses to find out what the rest of the year is like for a man who perpetually looks like Jolly Saint Nick. In the process, they are shown for who they actually are, flawed, flesh and blood men who feel an overbearing responsibility to protect the integrity of the spotless, untarnished reputation of the 'Red Suit.' 'I Am Santa Claus' is a documentary that poses a question about a ubiquitous holiday figure that few parents ever ask themselves; 'Whose lap is my child sitting on?'
Kids Who Rip
Kids Who Rip is not only groundbreaking family entertainment, but also part of a movement to spark the imagination of youth, using peers who are extreme sports legends. The premiere film is made for kids ages 5 – 13 years old and takes them on a journey through an action-oriented world — one that that showcases the amazing talent and personalities of over 40 kids who love being active. The action is topped off with a soundtrack that is both engaging and fun, and leaves kids with a desire to try new things and inspire others.
Recording In Progress
In today's fast-changing era of digital and streaming, RECORDING IN PROGRESS is a fascinating look for music lovers at how the music we all love was made -- and WILL be made in the future. Like STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN and THE WRECKING CREW, RECORDING IN PROGRESS takes us past the locked doors to the studio where (and how) our favorite sounds are laid down.
Side By Each
Sail away... in a comedy about launching a boat, doing right and finding the perfect first mate. Larry Bryggman (Die Hard: With a Vengeance) and Blythe Danner (Meet the Parents) head a cast of accomplished actors in this gentle and offbeat comedy. While lacking any violence, the characters entertain through their humorous representatives of an actual New England seaside community, and its plot of environmental degradation implicates us all.
The Lie
When they first met, Lonnie and Clover were young idealists, but an unplanned baby forced them to flip the script. Lonnie put his music on hold and got a crappy job, and now Clover is abandoning her activism for an opportunity in the corporate world. Drowning in disappointments, Lonnie decides he needs some time off work to reexamine his life, but when he tells a shocking lie to his abusive boss, it’s only a matter of time before the grenade he’s thrown onto his life explodes, and suddenly he’s pushed to figure out who he is, what he wants, and maybe... just maybe...what it means to be a father.
ABOUT US
PUSH WORLDWIDE began as a protest. It emerged from the knowledge and ire of its founding filmmakers, who encountered the harsh realities of film distribution during careers that spanned several hundred feature films.
In short, PUSH began with the need for a FILMMAKER'S distributor in Hollywood. And from that, it derived its mission.
PUSH recognizes that FILMMAKERS on one hand, and FILM BUYERS on the other, have needs that are best met by a DISTRIBUTOR who is equally at ease with either perspective.
FILMMAKERS
We're tired of getting ripped off.
Filmmakers seek a home where they can place not only their films, but also their trust. They want a PARTNER who shares their interests and knows their point of view, firsthand. And they're tired of getting the runaround.
Fourteen hour days on the set are hard enough but doing all that work, for all that time, and then seeing it all eaten away by a gatekeeper to the marketplace is the most discouraging aspect of the whole endeavor. In fact, to the creative spark within filmmakers, the result is often FATAL.
At the same time, FILM BUYERS want reliable access to inventive, cutting edge, yet reasonably priced product; they want to work with a DISTRIBUTOR with strong relationships on the creative side, and a product line that reflects repeatable success.
FILM BUYERS
We want access to films that are tied to the marketplace, and a distribution partner with ever more features in the pipeline.
Ideally, this would be a distributor with rising stars, carefully handled artists, personal attentions, and real access to unfinished gems -- along with the ability to polish them to dazzling results.
Indeed, for buyers, the ideal partner is someone who knows QUALITY OVER QUANTITY; a colleague who listens, and then delivers.
And this, in sum, is the mission statement for PUSH WORLDWIDE: identifying, and then pushing, worthy films... pushing the envelope on what it means to be a filmmaker’s distributor in the 21st century...
but most of all, pushing creative producers and likeminded buyers TOGETHER for mutual benefit.
CONTACT US
For more information on any of our films or to get your film distributed
please contact
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