Sundance 2018: Film Acquisitions24 of 25
The King (Special Events)
Acquired by: Oscilloscope
North American rights to Eugene Jarecki’s Elvis-themed documentary have been acquired by Oscilloscope. The film sees Jarecki (a two-time Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner) take the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across the country Presley left behind, reflecting on a country in crisis. An earlier version of the film screened at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Following its Sundance screening, executive producer Steven Soderbergh is set to join Jarecki to discuss “innovative strategies” for the film’s 2018 release.
Acquired by: Oscilloscope
North American rights to Eugene Jarecki’s Elvis-themed documentary have been acquired by Oscilloscope. The film sees Jarecki (a two-time Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner) take the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across the country Presley left behind, reflecting on a country in crisis. An earlier version of the film screened at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Following its Sundance screening, executive producer Steven Soderbergh is set to join Jarecki to discuss “innovative strategies” for the film’s 2018 release.
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