Department of Motion Pictures

Department of Motion Pictures The company had three films premiere at Sundance in 2020: FAREWELL AMOR in U.S. Dramatic Competition, BLOODY NOSE EMPTY POCKETS in U.S.

The Department of Motion Pictures produces narrative and documentary features and series, such as BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, PATTI CAKE$, PHILLY DA & 32 SOUNDS The Department of Motion Pictures produces narrative and documentary features as well as a variety of short-form work, with with a focus on ambitious, cinematic, and emotionally resonant storytelling. Over the years, members of the Depart

ment of Motion Pictures have produced BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, PATTI CAKE$, Laurie Anderson's film HEART OF A DOG, MONSTERS & MEN, the Sundance and SXSW award-winning documentary WESTERN, the Vimeo season of HIGH MAINTENANCE, and projects in collaboration with ESPN, Time Magazine, and David Byrne. Documentary Competition, and WENDY in Premieres. At the festival in 2021, the DMP premiered both USERS in U.S. Documentary Competition (which won the Directors Award), and the first two episodes of its critically acclaimed Independent Lens and Topic series, PHILLY D.A. Though the Department of Motion Pictures was officially established in 2015, its founding members have a history that involves digital, media and grassroots work on the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns and running the Court 13 collective, making movies together since 2007. Members of The Department of Motion Pictures include:

Michael Gottwald – Producer/Founder
Josh Penn – Producer/Founder
Claire Skowronek Haley - Head of Production
Emily Jampel – Development Executive


FILMS
Users - 2021
Wendy - 2020
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets - 2020
Farewell Amor - 2020
So Late, So Soon - 2020
A Thousand Thoughts - 2018
Monsters & Men - 2018
Patti Cake$ - 2017
Brimstone and Glory - 2017
Contemporary Color - 2016
Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Within - 2016
Follow My Lead: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals - 2016
Approaching the Unknown - 2016
30 for 30: Hit it Hard - 2016
Heart of a Dog - 2015
Western - 2015
Mediterranea - 2015
30 for 30: Every Day - 2015
New Orleans, Here & Now - 2014
The Great Invisible - 2014
Ping Pong Summer - 2014
The Last Season - 2014
Tchoupitoulas - 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild - 2012
A Chjàna - 2012
Glory at Sea - 2008
Death to the Tinman - 2006
Kinetoscope - 2005
Egg - 2004

SERIES
Philly D.A. - 2021
High Maintenance - 2014

PODCASTS
Operator - 2021

Tickets are now available for a great Meet the Director event in LA on Feb 22 with Ekwa Msangi and FAREWELL AMOR. The ev...
02/18/2025

Tickets are now available for a great Meet the Director event in LA on Feb 22 with Ekwa Msangi and FAREWELL AMOR. The event is hosted by Sistah Brunch, Vidiots and The HiveMind Unified and is a fundraiser for Rhythms of the Village.

Come out to Vidiots on February 22, doors open at 2pm, and the screening is at 3pm.

Louisiana just announced it will hold back-to-back executions, by gas, shortly after Mardi Gras.We are a Louisiana busin...
02/17/2025

Louisiana just announced it will hold back-to-back executions, by gas, shortly after Mardi Gras.

We are a Louisiana business, and we say no to the killing. This is not the Louisiana we love.

Please Call Governor Jeff Landry and let him know how you feel (225) 342-0991

We’re a wee bit late with sharing this, but here are some photos from a very special night at the .eye.honors 18th Annua...
02/03/2025

We’re a wee bit late with sharing this, but here are some photos from a very special night at the .eye.honors 18th Annual Awards where our very own Josh Penn was one of the guides/hosts of the awards show!

Natalia Almada’s USERS premiered at Sundance four years ago today! Check out some of our favorite praise for the film fr...
01/31/2025

Natalia Almada’s USERS premiered at Sundance four years ago today! Check out some of our favorite praise for the film from . USERS is now streaming on Ovid and available to rent or own from your favorite streaming services

Our newest project and director collaborator Jane Casey Modderno is featured on CBS Sunday Morning talking about her exp...
01/28/2025

Our newest project and director collaborator Jane Casey Modderno is featured on CBS Sunday Morning talking about her experience with Sundance and her upcoming feature HERE FOR THE WEEKEND.  

Breaking News!!! North Carolina Governor Josh Stein attends 32 SOUNDS!!
01/27/2025

Breaking News!!! North Carolina Governor Josh Stein attends 32 SOUNDS!!

Congratulations to long time former DofMPer for earlier this week’s Academy Award Nomination for Best Live Action Short...
01/25/2025

Congratulations to long time former DofMPer for earlier this week’s Academy Award Nomination for Best Live Action Short Film nomination for A LIEN which she produced!

Our next film, Geremy Jasper’s post-apocalyptic rock opera O’DESSA, will be making its World Premiere at SXSW 2025!!!  ...
01/25/2025

Our next film, Geremy Jasper’s post-apocalyptic rock opera O’DESSA, will be making its World Premiere at SXSW 2025!!! 

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We’re excited to announce that our very own Josh Penn is a member of the Brown Girls Doc Mafia - Public Capacity Council...
01/23/2025

We’re excited to announce that our very own Josh Penn is a member of the Brown Girls Doc Mafia - Public Capacity Council! 🎉

Brown Girls Doc Mafia describes it as a brain trust of industry leaders, donors, allies, and members who aim to bolster BGDM’s financial resiliency and increase the org's capacity to innovate, scale, and impact the documentary field.

Check out the full press release: https://browngirlsdocmafia.org/Brown-Girls-Doc-Mafia-announces-Capacity-Council

Kahlil Joseph’s BLKNWS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS is having its World Premiere at Sundance 2025 in the NEXT section! The Depa...
12/19/2024

Kahlil Joseph’s BLKNWS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS is having its World Premiere at Sundance 2025 in the NEXT section! The Department of Motion Pictures had the great privilege of doing all of the production services for the Louisiana portion of the film!

Logline: Preeminent West African curator and scholar Funmilayo Akechukwu’s magnum opus, The Resonance Field, leads her to the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, drawing a journalist into a journey that shatters her understanding of consciousness and time.

Durham!!! The 32 SOUNDS Live Headphone Experience with LIVE narration from Director Sam Green and LIVE music by JD Samso...
12/17/2024

Durham!!! The 32 SOUNDS Live Headphone Experience with LIVE narration from Director Sam Green and LIVE music by JD Samson is coming to town! Saturday January 25th at 7:30pm and Sunday, January 26th at 2pm. Brought to you by Duke Arts and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Get your tickets before they’re all sold out!

FAREWELL AMOR was released in theaters four years ago this week! Check out some of the praise ’s debut feature has recei...
12/13/2024

FAREWELL AMOR was released in theaters four years ago this week! Check out some of the praise ’s debut feature has received on . Now streaming on The Criterion Channel and available to rent or own from your favorite streaming services

Spend your Turkey Day with the DofMP!!! You can find most of our films available to rent or own on your favorite streami...
11/28/2024

Spend your Turkey Day with the DofMP!!! You can find most of our films available to rent or own on your favorite streaming sites. Also pretty much all are available to rent or Apple, Amazon etc.

Three years ago today, SO LATE SO SOON debuted in theaters. Check out some of the lovely reviews this movie has received...
11/19/2024

Three years ago today, SO LATE SO SOON debuted in theaters. Check out some of the lovely reviews this movie has received on !!! Available to rent or own on your favorite streaming services

NYC Tonight and tomorrow!!! THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT in NYC for . Monday, November 18th, 6:15pm at and Tuesday, November ...
11/18/2024

NYC Tonight and tomorrow!!! THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT in NYC for . Monday, November 18th, 6:15pm at and Tuesday, November 19th, 9:15pm at . The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director Jon Shenk, producer Noah Stahl, and editors Daniel Claridge and Sara Newens.

https://bit.ly/docnyctwhe

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As was foretold by the Seventh Son, there will now be a seven day delay. Watch @sadiesink_ perform “Here Comes the Seventh Son” in O’DESSA, now arriving on @Hulu March 20. #ODessaFilm @kelvharrjr @murray.bartlett @morereginahall @searchlightpics @rtfeatures @embassyfilmscroatia @odessathefilm

And it’s finally here! Check out the official trailer for O’DESSA starring Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr., with Murray Bartlett and Regina Hall. Written and directed by Geremy Jasper, featuring all original music by Geremy Jasper and Jason Binnick @sadiesink_ @kelvharrjr @murray.bartlett @morereginahall @searchlightpics @rtfeatures @embassyfilmscroatia

And here it is!!! The trailer for Bill and Turner Ross’s GASOLINE RAINBOW. In theaters May 10 and streaming globally May 31 on MUBI.

GASOLINE RAINBOW from “the form-breaking geniuses known as the Ross brothers” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Five small-town teenagers find freedom on a trip into the unknown in GASOLINE RAINBOW, from the Ross bros. Screening tonight at SXSW. In theaters May 10 and streaming May 31. A MUBI Release

https://cphdox.dk/film/gasoline-rainbow/

32 SOUNDS won The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in a Documentary Motion Picture!!! Congratulations to Sound Designer Mark Mangini, Production Mixer Laura Cunningham, Scoring Mixer Ben Greenberg, ADR Mixer Bobby Johanson, Foley Mixer Blake Collins and the entire 32 SOUNDS team.

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