SnagFilms Acquires Worldwide Rights in All Media For Acclaimed Documentary “All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert”
SnagFilms Acquires Worldwide Rights in All Media For Acclaimed
Documentary “All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert”
Special Online Sneak Preview on Martin Luther King Day to be Followed by Video-on-
Demand Run during Black History Month
Washington D.C. – January 12, 2012 – Today, SnagFilms announced that it has
acquired full, worldwide theatrical, television and digital rights to All Me: The Life
and Times of Winfred Rembert, a critically-acclaimed film, which tells a deeply
personal and moving story of injustice and bigotry towards African Americans
through the words and art of Winfred Rembert.
The film will have a special online “sneak preview” on Snagfilms.com on Monday,
January 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Day, where it will be available on demand
for one day only. In February, the film will premiere on cable and online video-on-
demand platforms to mark Black History Month.
A film by Vivian Ducat, produced by Ducat and Mark Urman, “ALL ME: The Life and
Times of Winfred Rembert,” preserves an important, if often disturbing, chapter in
American history. Rembert relives his turbulent life, abundantly visualized by his
extensive paintings and, in a series of intimate reminiscences, shows us how even
the most painful memories can be transformed into something meaningful and
beautiful. A glowing portrait of how an artist—and his art—are made, “ALL ME” is
also a challenging saga of race in contemporary America.
The film premiered at the 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival, followed by
screenings in the Chicago International Film Festival, where it won the Docufest
Competition’s Silver Plaque, and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. It has
attracted strong critical support.
“SnagFilms is tremendously pleased to be distributing this outstanding and
important film,” stated SnagFilms CEO Rick Allen. “Winfred Rembert’s life and
artwork tell a powerful story that must be seen, and is particularly timely as we
honor the civil rights movement, Dr. King and African American history in the
coming weeks.”
“We are thrilled to be working with SnagFilms on ‘All Me,” stated producer Urman,
whose extensive documentary credits include the Oscar-nominated “Murderball”
and “War Dance” (as executive producer), and the Oscar-winning “Born Into
Brothels” and “Taxi to the Darkside” (as distributor). “They share our passion and
vision for the film, and their extraordinary commitment and innovative approach
to the distribution of high-quality documentaries, makes them the perfect home for
this project.”
Now in his sixties, Rembert has developed a growing following among collectors
and connoisseurs, and enjoyed a number of tributes and exhibitions of his work. Mr.
Rembert’s indelible images of toiling in the cotton fields, singing in church, dancing
in juke joints, or working on a chain gang are especially powerful, not just because
he lived every moment, but because he experienced so much of the injustice and
bigotry they show as recently as the 1960s and 70s.
All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert is an American Pictures 82
Presentation of a Ducat Media Production, in association with Paladin. The
executive producers are Warren and Jan Adelson. A full list of credits and more info
about the film is available at www.allmethemovie.com. Recent reviews of the film
include the Examiner, This Week in New York, Trust Movies, Pop Matters and What
(Not) to Doc.
About SnagFilms
SnagFilms features free, sponsor-supported, on demand viewing of more than 3,000
award-winning, fiction and non-fiction titles from some of the greatest names in
film. SnagFilms’ curated collection is viewed on its own site and a digital network
of more than 110,000 affiliated sites and webpages worldwide, including partners
such as Comcast's XfinityTV.com, Hulu, the Starbucks Digital Network, IMDb,
AOL/Huffington Post, hundreds of non-profits, special interest sites and blogs
— and via its applications for tablets, including Apple’s iPad (AirPlay-enabled),
Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Blackberry Playbook and other Android-based tablets;
Android smartphones; OTT platforms Roku, Boxee; and Western Digital, connected
TV and blu-ray players from Sony, and soon to launch on connected devices from
Panasonic, Samsung and Vizio. SnagFilms’ titles have been featured on more than
3.5 billion pageviews across its network.
SnagFilms also offers selected titles via pay video on demand with Comcast and
FiOS, as well as on iTunes, Hulu Plus, Amazon, YouTube Movies, and will soon be
launching on DIRECTV and digital streaming providers VUDU, Samsung Media
Hub and XBOX Live. SnagFilms was recently named one of the fastest growing
technology companies in Washington, DC area. Gizmodo has named SnagFilms as
a “Best iPad App,” OVGuide has twice named SnagFilms a Top Site, and MovieMaker
Magazine named SnagFilms to its annual list of “50 Best Websites for Moviemakers.”
The SnagFilms family also includes indieWIRE, for more than 15 years the web’s top
source of news, reviews and information about independent film.
Contact
Frank PR
Clare Anne Darragh (clareanne@frankpublicity.com)
Amari Hammonds (amari@frankpublicity.com)
646-861-0843





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