The Public Image Is Rotten: Documentary Film On John Lydon and Public Image Ltd Acquired By Abramorama
ABRAMORAMA ACQUIRES GLOBAL RIGHTS TO DOCUMENTARY FILM
'THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN'
WHICH CHRONICLES MUSIC ICON JOHN LYDON AND
THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
U.K. DEBUT SET FOR JUNE 3 WITH U.S. AND CANADA
IN FALL 2018 TIMED TO PUBLIC IMAGE LTD's WORLDWIDE TOUR
New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / London, UK, May 14, 2018 – Abramorama and Verisimilitude announced today an agreement that will see Abramorama release the documentary film The Public Image Is Rotten in theaters around the world in 2018. The Public Image Is Rotten tells the story of music icon John Lydon and his pioneering group PiL with a level of depth and intimacy never before seen. Directed by Tabbert Fiiller, The Public Image Is Rotten features in-depth interviews with John Lydon, former and current bandmates as well as Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ad-Rock (Beastie Boys) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
among others, the film is loaded with electrifying archival performance
and interview footage. The film will open in the United Kingdom
beginning with a screening on June 3, 2018, at the Odeon Camden Cinema
and will feature a conversation with John Lydon after the screening.
Additional screenings in the U.K. during June and July to be announced
followed later this fall with the global roll out of the film alongside Public Image Ltd's worldwide tour.
After the breakup of the Sex Pistols, John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten), formed Public Image Ltd
(PiL) – his groundbreaking band which has lived on nearly 15 times as
long as his first one. A creative originator, Lydon has kept the band
alive ever since, through personnel and stylistic changes, fighting to
constantly reinvent new ways of approaching music, while adhering to
radical ideals of artistic integrity. John Lydon has not only redefined
music, but also the true meaning of originality. With his trademark
acerbic wit and unpredictable candor, Lydon offers a behind-the-scenes
look at one of music’s most influential and controversial careers.
Verisimilitude’s Tyler Brodie and Hunter Gray stated: “We’re are so happy to have found the perfect home for The Public Image Is Rotten
with Abramorama. Their passion and expertise in music films combined
with their ability to strategically release the film globally will allow
fans around the world to enjoy a never before seen look at PiL and the
true John Lydon.”
Abramorama’s Chief Operating Officer Karol Martesko-Fenster and West Coast Head of Acquisitions & Business Development Evan Saxon, added,
“John Lydon is one of the most iconic and articulate artists who
changed the face of music forever. He started the trends, never
followed them. We are honored to be releasing the film theatrically and
to be the global rights management partner for The Public Image Is Rotten. We
look forward to working closely with film’s production company
Verisimilitude and PiL as we bring John’s story to fans around the
world.”
THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN
(2017 USA, 103 min-English) A Verisimilitude production, Directed by
Tabbert Fiiller, Produced by Tyler Brodie, Hunter Gray, Phaedon
Papadopoulos, Tabbert Fiiller, Executive Producers John Rambo Stevens,
Cameron Brodie, Nick Shumaker, Director of Photography Yamit
Shimonovitz, Editor Eric Pritchard, Music Supervision Dan Wilcox,
Co-Producers Andrew Adair, Scotty Murphy, Associate Producers Andra
Gordon, Kate West, Additional Cinematography Tobias Datum, Original
Score Dave Wilder, Supervising Sound Editor Gabriel Reyna. An Abramorama global theatrical, digital and broadcast release.
About Abramorama
Abramorama
is the preeminent global rights management partner for music films
today and is recognized for the consistent high quality of its work on
award winning feature films. An innovator in the focused, personalized
form of film distribution and event cinema, Abramorama provides
invaluable alternatives to filmmakers and content owners. An industry
leader in marketing, promotion, and global distribution, Abramorama
continues to trail-blaze exciting new pathways for filmmakers to find
their audience.
Over
the course of more than 15 years, Abramorama has successfully
distributed and marketed hundreds of films, including Ron Howard’s
Grammy Award®-winning The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years; David Leland’s Concert for George; Danny Clinch and Pearl Jam’s Lets Play Two; Paul Dugdale and Myles Desenberg’s Above & Beyond Acoustic - Giving Up The Day Job; Amir Bar-Lev's Long Strange Trip – The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead; Corbett Redford and Green Day’s Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, John Scheinfeld’s Chasing Trane – The John Coltrane Documentary; Sam Pollard’s Two Trains Runnin’; Brett Bern's BANG! The Bert Berns Story; Brett Morgen and National Geographic’s seminal Jane; Charles Ferguson’s Time To Choose; Asif Kapadia’s Senna; Neil Young’s Greendale; Cameron Crowe’s Pearl Jam Twenty; Sacha Gervasi’s Anvil! The Story of Anvil; Banksy’s Academy Award® nominated Exit Through the Gift Shop; the surprise indie hit Awake: The Life of Yogananda; Laurie Anderson’s astonishing New York Times critics’ pick, Heart of a Dog, Showtime’s National Board of Review Winner Listen to Me Marlon and Draft House Releasing’s 2016 Documentary Academy Award®-nominee and IDA Best Documentary Winner The Look of Silence. Abramorama is a founding partner of The Seventh Art Stand program,
an act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia, that ran in more
than 50 theaters across the United States in May of 2017. Abramorama
recently launched its music centric film fund focused on the global
release of iconic music documentaries. For more information visit www.abramorama.com.
About Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude
is a film company with a steadfast commitment to tell challenging,
unique stories in the most compelling of ways. We work with directors to
create cinematic visions which span the full spectrum of style and
imagination, while always striving to find the truth, and verisimilitude
within the story beneath. For more information visit www.verisimilitude.com.
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