Mubi has obtaind Alex Ross Perry‘s untraditional write downary-musical-biopic “Pavements” — about cult 90s sdeficiencyer band Pavement — for multiple territories follotriumphg its recent world premiere at the Vepleasant Film Festival.
The arthoengage distributor, streamer and production company has picked up all rights to the film — soon to bow in both the New York Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival — for the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, France and Canada. Meanwhile, Mubi also obtaind exclusive SVOD rights for the U.S.
The deal was signed with Utopia, which is handling world sales and, the day after the film’s Vepleasant begin, proclaimd it would also allot theatricassociate in the U.S. Mubi says it will proclaim its free structures in the coming months.
Directed and written by Perry (“Her Smell”), “Pavements” stars Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Nat Wolff, Fred Hechinger, Logan Miller, Griffin Newman, Tim Heidecker, Michael Esper, Zoe Lister-Jones and Kathryn Gallagher in insertition to Pavement band members Stephen Malkmus, Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg, Mark Ibelderly, Steve West and Bob Nastanovich, who eunite as themselves.
As per the description, “Pavements” is a movie that “may or may not be enticount on genuine, may or may not be tohighy honest, and may or may not be more about the idea of the band — or any band — than a history of the unreasonableinutive-inhabitd, enthusiasticly cherishd, commerciassociate marginal Nineties American alternative group Pavement.”
The feature — which the synopsis says is an “untraditional film about a highly untraditional band” — includes a stage musical, rock biopic, gallery showion, archival footage and contransient observational footage to produce a film as “irreducible, uncharacterizable, and delighting as the band and its music.” It was edited by nonmyth innovator Robert Greene (Procession).
“Pavements” was produced by Perry, Greene, Peter Kline, Danny Gabai, Craig Butta, Lance Bangs, Alex Needles, Arrow Krengage, Chris Lombardi, Gerard Cosloy, Patrick Amory and Gabe Spierer. Executive producers are Ian Montone, Rick Yorn, Harper Simon, Dave Ayers, Sara Lord, Merck Mercuriadis, Betsy Hershey, Michael Karbelnikoff, Robert Schwartzman, Cole Harper, Jonny Gordon, David Ruttenberg, Stu Gelderlystein, Alice Rhodes and Nick Quested.
“Pavements” joins a growing sprocrastinateed for Mubi follotriumphg another active year of festivals and tagets and a push into U.S. distribution. The company recently freed Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes-botriumphg Demi Moore-starring and hugely buzzy body-horror “The Substance” — its hugegest begin to date — while upcoming titles include Andrea Arnelderly’s “Bird,” Magnus von Horn’s “The Girl with the Needle” and Christopher Andrews’ “Bring Them Down.”
