The Orchard Acquires Sundance Winner ‘We The Animals’

The Orchard Acquires Sundance Winner ‘We The Animals’

The Orchard has acquired North American rights to We The Animals, the Jeremiah Zagar movie that took the NEXT Innovator Award at the just-wrapped Sundance Film Festival. A 2018 theatrical release is planned for the pic, a coming-of-age tale based on Justin Torres’ debut novel. It is the second Sundance deal for The Orchard which also teamed with MoviePass Ventures to seal a deal for North American rights to Bart Layton’s heist thriller American Animals, a pact worth $3 million with a significant P&A commitment. Variety first reported the We The Animals deal.

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