About Strand Releasing

Strand Releasing was formed in 1989 and its goal has been to fuse quality art films with commercial product. Strand Releasing will be honored with a 20 year retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on July 1, 2009 as well as celebrations at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Outfest in Los Angeles, the Seattle International Film Festival, Provincetown Film Festival and the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. 

MOMA/NY celebrated with a 10 year retrospective in 1999, Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles and the Philadelphia International Film Festival hosted similar programs.  Business partners and co-founders Jon Gerrans and Marcus Hu were honored with a lifetime achievement award for Strand Releasing's accomplishments.

Strand Releasing has produced or executive produced ten feature films, including Gregg Araki's THE LIVING END, Richard Glatzer's GRIEF, Tommy O'Haver's BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS, Todd Verow's FRISK, Robert Lee King's adaptation of Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, Brian Sloan's I THINK I DO, the films of Bruce LaBruce and Paul Cox's INNOCENCE.

Strand has distributed the works of such renowned international artists as Manoel de Oliveira, Lino Brocka, Jon Jost, Terence Davies, Gaspar Noe, Lodge Kerrigan, Cindy Sherman, Nigel Finch, Raoul Ruiz, John Maybury, Ferzan Ozpetek, Jacques Audiard, Benoit Jacqout, Hal Hartley, Nina Menkes, Jon Moritsugu, John Duigan, Francois Ozon, Lou Ye, Marcelo Pineyro and John Curran.

This year, Strand Releasing celebrates its 20th anniversary with a slate including Terence Davies' OF TIME AND THE CITY, Pablo Trapero's LEONERA, Lucrecia Martel's THE HEADLESS WOMAN, Doris Dörrie's CHERRY BLOSSOMS, and Johan Renck's DOWNLOADING NANCY.  Strand's recent hits include Fatih Akin's THE EDGE OF HEAVEN and Claude Miller's A SECRET. Strand's headquarters are based in Culver City, California. Strand Releasing also has a home video division.

Strand Releasing strives to acquire auteur driven titles to release theatrically in the US as well as exploring new media platforms for our titles. Strand works hard to establish bonds with sales agents, directors and producers for long-term relationships. Our commitment to filmmakers has made us one of the most reliable names in the industry for the past two decades.