XTR (company)

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XTR
Industry Film industry
Founder Bryn Mooser
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Divisions
  • XTR Film Society
Website xtr.com

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).

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History

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]

Filmography

2020s

Release DateTitleNotes
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 Abroaddistributed 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, 2021At the Readydistributed 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, 2022Sirensdistributed by Oscilloscope [30]
November 4, 2022Meet Me in the Bathroomdistributed by Utopia and Showtime [31]
January 9, 2023 I Didn't See You There distributed by POV [32]
May 19, 2023The Thief Collectordistributed by FilmRise [33]
June 9, 2023Usersdistributed by Icarus Films [34]
July 14, 2023 Lakota Nation vs. United States distributed by IFC Films [35]
August 25, 2023Carpet Cowboysdistributed 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, 2023We Dare to Dreamdistributed by Violet Films [39]
October 25, 2023Periodicaldistributed by MSNBC Films [40]
March 17, 2024Butterfly in the Skydistributed by AMC Theatres [41]
May 10, 2024 [42] Gasoline Rainbow distributed by Mubi [43]
August 14, 2024 Daughters distributed by Netflix [44]

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