Industry | Film industry |
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Founder | Bryn Mooser |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
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Website | xtr |
XTR is an American independent film production company founded in 2019 by Bryn Mooser. The company is best known for producing films Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020), Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020), The Fight (2020), 76 Days (2020), and Ascension (2021).
In September 2019, it was announced Bryn Mooser had launched XTR a film and television production company specializing in documentaries. [1] [2] Apart from financing and producing films, XTR through XTR Film Society a non-profit division of the company, that offers grants to filmmakers making documentaries with less commercial value. [3]
In October 2020, it was announced Tony Hsieh had invested $17.5 million dollars in the company, which would be used to finance and produce films, and offer grants to filmmakers. [4]
Documentary+, XTR's free streaming platform for nonfiction film and TV, was launched in January 2021. [5] [6]
In April 2022, the company's first television series They Call Me Magic was released on Apple TV+. [7] XTR's second series Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order premiered in July 2024, on Freeform. [8] [9]
In October 2022, XTR Studios opened a 35,000-square-foot production facility and headquarters in Echo Park. [5]
In January 2024, XTR launched a branded-content division led by Kelly Spencer. [10]
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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July 8, 2020 | Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado | distributed by Netflix |
July 10, 2020 | Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets | distributed by Utopia [11] |
July 31, 2020 | The Fight | distributed by Magnolia Pictures [12] |
August 28, 2020 | You Cannot Kill David Arquette | distributed by Super LTD [13] |
August 28, 2020 | Feels Good Man | distributed by Independent Lens [14] |
December 4, 2020 | 76 Days | distributed by MTV Documentary Films [15] |
March 26, 2021 | Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad | distributed by Discovery+ and Gravitas Ventures [16] |
May 14, 2021 | Us Kids | distributed by Greenwich Entertainment [17] |
June 25, 2021 | Rebel Hearts | distributed by Discovery+ [18] |
July 2, 2021 | Kid Candidate | distributed by Gunpowder & Sky [19] |
July 23, 2021 | Ailey | distributed by Neon [20] |
August 6, 2021 | Bring Your Own Brigade | distributed by CBSN [21] |
August 12, 2021 | Homeroom | distributed by Hulu [22] |
September 3, 2021 | Faya Dayi | distributed by Janus Films [23] |
October 8, 2021 | Ascension | distributed by MTV Documentary Films [24] |
October 22, 2021 | At the Ready | distributed by Gravitas Ventures [25] |
December 3, 2021 | Try Harder | distributed by Greenwich Entertainment [26] |
July 27, 2022 | We Met in Virtual Reality | distributed by HBO Documentary Films [27] |
August 12, 2022 | Free Chol Soo Lee | distributed by Mubi [28] |
August 19, 2022 | The Territory | distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films [29] |
September 30, 2022 | Sirens | distributed by Oscilloscope [30] |
November 4, 2022 | Meet Me in the Bathroom | distributed by Utopia and Showtime [31] |
January 9, 2023 | I Didn't See You There | distributed by POV [32] |
May 19, 2023 | The Thief Collector | distributed by FilmRise [33] |
June 9, 2023 | Users | distributed by Icarus Films [34] |
July 14, 2023 | Lakota Nation vs. United States | distributed by IFC Films [35] |
August 25, 2023 | Carpet Cowboys | distributed by MEMORY [36] |
October 6, 2023 | Plan C | distributed by Level 33 Entertainment [37] |
October 11, 2023 | Reality Winner | distributed by Codebreaker Films [38] |
October 20, 2023 | We Dare to Dream | distributed by Violet Films [39] |
October 25, 2023 | Periodical | distributed by MSNBC Films [40] |
March 17, 2024 | Butterfly in the Sky | distributed by AMC Theatres [41] |
May 10, 2024 [42] | Gasoline Rainbow | distributed by Mubi [43] |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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August 14, 2024 | Daughters | distributed by Netflix [44] |
TBA | Wake Up on Mars | |
TBA | Faceless | |
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