Factory 25

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Factory 25 is a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution and production company, founded by Matt Grady in 2009.

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History

Grady founded Factory 25 in 2009 after leaving a position as director of production at Plexifilm. [1] The name Factory 25 is from "the manufacturing home of the famous 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card". [2]

The company's first release, Frownland, [3] was the film that inspired Grady to create his own distribution company, as he believed no other company would distribute the film. [4]

As of 2010, Grady remained the company's sole employee. [5]

Releases

The films that Factory 25 produces and distributes are often microbudget features with nontraditional narratives. Factory 25 largely focuses on physical releases such as DVDs, Blu-Rays, VHS Tapes, CDs and Vinyl LPs. As of 2010, a typical production run consisted of 1,000 DVD-LP pairs (movie and soundtrack), where sale of 40% of the production run would be the break-even point. [5] The company's physical releases often include objects such as 16mm film strips, drawings and written essays. [6] Matt Grady has expressed a desire to make the company's physical releases collectible and appealing, "like a fetish item". [7] The company has worked and distributed films alongside notable distribution companies such as Oscilloscope Laboratories and streaming services such as Fandor. [8] [9]

Filmography

Distributed By Factory 25:

TitleYearDirector
Hero1983 Alexandre Rockwell
In the Soup [10] 1992 Alexandre Rockwell
Dutch Harbor - Where the Sea Breaks Its Back 1998 Braden King and Laura Moya
Funny Ha Ha 2002 Andrew Bujalski
High School Record 2005 Ben Wolfinsohn
We Go Way Back 2006 Lynn Shelton
You Weren't There 2007 Joe Losurdo and Christina Tillman
Frownland [11] [12] 2007 Ronald Bronstein
Altamont Now 2008 Joshua von Brown
Make-out With Violence 2008 The Deagol Brothers
Until the Light Takes Us 2008Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell
You Wont Miss Me 2009 Ry Russo-Young
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo 2009 Jessica Oreck
Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be the Same 2009 Jody Lee Lipes
Impolex 2009 Alex Ross Perry
Wah Do Dem 2009 Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace
Rio Breaks 2009 Justin Mitchell
Damon and Naomi: 1001 Nights 2009 Cedrick Eymenier
All the Way from Michigan Not Mars 2009Matt Boyd
Gabi on the Roof in July 2010 Lawrence Michael Levine
Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then 2010Brent Green
Shit Year 2010 Cam Archer
Two Gates of Sleep 2010 Alistair Banks Griffith
Vacation! 2010Zach Clark
N.Y. Export: Op. Jazz 2010 Jody Lee Lipes and Henry Joost
Convento2010Jarred Alterman
I am Secretly an Important Man 2010 Peter Sillen
The Oregonian 2011 Calvin Lee Reeder
The Zone 2011 Joe Swanberg
The Color Wheel [12] 2011 Alex Ross Perry
The Family Jams2011Kevin Barker
A Rubberband is an Unlikely Instrument2011Matt Boyd
The Other Side of Sleep2011Rebecca Daly
Kids of Today2011Jerome de Missolz
Green [13] 2011 Sophia Takal
Buttons2011 The Safdie Brothers
Art History 2011 Joe Swanberg
Silver Bullets 2011 Joe Swanberg
New Jerusalem 2011 Rick Alverson
Fake It So Real2011 Robert Greene
Jobriath A.D. 2012Kieran Turner
Kid-Thing 2012 David Zellner
Bad Fever 2012 Dustin Guy Defa
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard 2012Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz
Sun Don't Shine [14] 2012 Amy Seimetz
Pavilion [9] 2012Tim Sutton
Nancy, Please 2012Andrew Semans
Marvin, Seth and Stanley2012 Stephen Gurewitz
Richard's Wedding 2012 Onur Tukel
Exit Elena2012Nathan Silver
Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film 2012Hanly Banks
Ape 2012 Joel Potrykus
Francine [15] 2012Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky
First Winter2012 Benjamin Dickinson
All the Light in the Sky 2012 Joe Swanberg
The Sheik and I2012 Caveh Zahedi
The Voice of the Voiceless 2013Maximón Monihan
Boneshaker [16] 2013 Frances Bodomo
Privacy Setting2013 Joe Swanberg
Hellaware2013 Michael M. Bilandic
Bluebird [17] 2013Lance Edmands
Little Feet [16] 2013 Alexandre Rockwell
See You Next Tuesday 2013Drew Tobia
Go Down Death [18] 2013Aaron Schimberg
Brothers Hypnotic 2013Reuben Atlas
Young Bodies Heal Quickly2014Andrew T. Betzer
Christmas, Again 2014Charles Poekel
Down in Shadowland2014 Tom DiCillo
Sex and Broadcasting: A Film About WFMU 2014Tim K. Smith
Diamond Tongues [19] 2015Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) [20] 2015Juan Daniel F. Molero
Stinking Heaven [19] 2015Nathan Silver
Almost There [21] 2015Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden
Uncle Kent 2 [19] 2015Todd Rohall
Bloomin Mud Shuffle 2015Frank V. Ross
Come Down Molly 2015Gregory Kohn
Ma2015Celia Rowlson-Hall
Homemakers2015Colin Healey
The Arbalest2016Adam Pinney
All This Panic2016Jenny Gage
Icaros: A Vision2016Leonor Caraballo and Matteo Norzi
No Light and No Land Anywhere2016 Amber Sealey
For the Plasma 2016Bingham Bryant and Kyle Molzan
Werewolf 2016Ashley McKenzie
Sylvio2017Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley
Assholes2017 Peter Vack
The Show About the Show2017 Caveh Zahedi
Sundowners 2017Pavan Moondi
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story 2019Steve Sullivan
Jobe'z World2019Michael M. Bilandic
Two Plains & a Fancy2019Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn
August at Akiko's2019Christopher Makoto Yogi
Ham on Rye [22] 2019Tyler Taormina
Empty Metal2019Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer
Out of Time: The Material Issue Story2021Balin Schneider
Actual People2021Kit Zauhar
The Reverend2021Nick Canfield


Produced By Factory 25:

TitleYearDirector
Summer of Blood 2014 Onur Tukel
Applesauce 2015 Onur Tukel
Abby Singer/Songwriter 2015 Onur Tukel
Cooklyn2016Bryan Wizemann
Tormenting the Hen2017Theodore Collatos
The Great Pretender 2018Nathan Silver
Queen of Lapa2019Theodore Collatos
You Mean Everything to Me2020Bryan Wizemann
Inspector Ike2020Graham Mason
All The Old Bells2020Brent Green

Music Releases

AlbumYearArtist
Torben2010 Brock Enright & Kirsten Deirup
Exclamation Point2010 DA!
Sub-Urban Insult Rock for the Anti-Lectual2010Tutu & the Pirates
Heaven Know's What: Original Music From the Film2015 Ariel Pink and Blood Orange

Accolades

Factory 25 was named "Best Distributor" by The L Magazine in their "Best of Brooklyn 2013: Film" article. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Factory Boy: Matt Grady Talks Distribution". December 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ Hillis, Aaron (2 July 2013). "Factory 25: Turning art films into art objects". MovieMaker. Playa Vista, California. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  3. ↑ Renninger, Bryce J. (June 26, 2009). "New Distrib Factory 25 Melds Music and Film in Brooklyn".
  4. ↑ "MovieMaker Magazine: The Art and Craft of Making Movies".
  5. 1 2 Ryzik, Melena (20 August 2019). "D.I.Y. Music Labels Embrace D.I.Y. Film" . The New York Times. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  6. ↑ Dollar, Steve (December 22, 2010). "The Art Is in the Packaging" . The Wall Street Journal.
  7. ↑ Ryzik, Melena (August 20, 2010). "Jagjaguwar, Factory 25 and Indie Film". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ "Fandor Partners With Cinedigm, Factory 25 and Oscilloscope Laboratories". www.prnewswire.com.
  9. 1 2 Sridhar, Srimathi (June 26, 2012). "Factory 25 Acquires 'Pavilion' for Worldwide Distribution; Exclusive Digital Distribution with Oscilloscope Labs". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  10. ↑ "Alexandre Rockwell on Restoring and Preserving the Unique Black and White of In the Soup". Filmmaker (Interview). Filmmaker Magazine. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  11. ↑ Brody, Richard (October 6, 2009). "Frownland" . The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  12. 1 2 Cronk, Jordan (11 April 2016). "Knoxville's Big Ears Festival, the Avant-Garde SXSW, Adds a Film Program". Brooklyn. Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  13. ↑ Macaulay, Scott (9 August 2012). "FACTORY 25 ACQUIRES SOPHIA TAKAL'S "GREEN" FOR WORLD DISTRIBUTION".
  14. ↑ Brody, Richard (January 17, 2013). "The State of the "Art Film"" . The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019– via Condé Nast.
  15. ↑ Cox, Gordon (September 10, 2012). "Factory 25 takes 'Francine'".
  16. 1 2 Salovaara, Sarah (18 November 2014). "Factory 25 Acquires Little Feet and Boneshaker".
  17. ↑ McNary, Dave (December 2, 2014). "John Slattery's 'Bluebird' Bought for U.S. by Factory 25".
  18. ↑ Salovaara, Sarah (27 February 2014). "Go Down Death Acquired by Factory 25".
  19. 1 2 3 Choi, Sarah (25 June 2015). "Fandor and Factory 25 Jointly Acquire 7 Feature Films". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  20. ↑ "Peru Oscar Entry 'Videofilia' Ports To Factory 25; 'The War Show' Acquired By Bond/360 – Film Briefs". www.yahoo.com.
  21. ↑ Page, Aubrey (November 12, 2015). "Factory 25 Acquires Outsider Art Documentary 'Almost There'". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  22. ↑ Kay, Jeremy. "Locarno Film Festival selection 'Ham On Rye' lands at Factory 25 (exclusive)". Screen.
  23. ↑ "Best of Brooklyn 2013: Film". The L Magazine. July 31, 2013. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.

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