The distributor plans to release the Slamdance 2014 documentary later this month.
The Orchard has acquired US theatrical and digital rights to Jaret Belliveau and Matthew Bauckman’s Slamdance 2014 grand jury prize-winner.
David Eberts produced the film, which spins an intricate web as it follows the eponymous Canadian martial artist and his dream to become the Canadian Chuck Norris. However nothing is as it seems.
Interview with Kung Fu Elliot directors
The Orchard will open the film exclusively in New York at Cinema Village on February 20, followed by nationwide VOD and theatrical rollout on February 24.
Danielle DiGiacomo of The Orchard brokered the deal with David Piperni of Cargo Film & Releasing, which handles international sales.
“We are all very excited to be working with The Orchard on the film’s US release,” said Eberts. “They have an excellent grasp of the film’s sensibility, and a strong plan to reach and engage its audience for a successful roll-out.”
“The conceit of Kung Fu Elliot, that Canada deserves its own martial arts action hero, is a reasonable goal that had me wondering why it wasn’t so,” said The Orchard svp of film and TV Paul Davidson. “Then I watched the film, met Elliot “White Lightning” Scott, and got sucked into a vortex of drama that made it crystal clear to me.”
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