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| Industry | Film industry |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
| Website | elara |
Elara Pictures is an American film production and television production company founded by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein and Sebastian Bear-McClard.
They have produced such films as Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019) and Funny Pages (2022).
In 2014, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein and Sebastian Bear-McClard launched the company to produce projects. [1] The company's first film Heaven Knows What had its world premiere at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in September 2014, and was released in May 2015, by RADius-TWC. [2]
In May 2020, the company entered a two-year first look deal with HBO and A24. [3]
The company has additionally produced the television series Chillin Island (2021), Telemarketers (2023), Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023) for HBO, [4] [5] [6] and The Curse for Showtime. [7]
In March 2023, Sebastian Bear-McClard was accused of sexual misconduct, with allegations including reaching out to an underage girl on Instagram for Good Time , who felt pressured into performing a nude scene, which was ultimately removed from the final cut of the film, and not discussing pay instead paying her with cigarettes. Bear-McClard additionally was alleged to be in contact with another underage girl and had an inappropriate relationship with an assistant on the set of Uncut Gems . [8] Bear-McClard was fired by Elara in July 2022, due to the allegations. [9]
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Heaven Knows What | distributed by RADiUS-TWC |
| August 11, 2017 | Good Time | distributed by A24 [10] |
| December 13, 2019 | Uncut Gems | distributed by A24 |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2022 | Funny Pages | distributed by A24 |
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