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XTR (company)

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XTR
IndustryFilm industry
FounderBryn Mooser
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Divisions
  • XTR Film Society
Websitextr.com

XTR is an American film production company founded in 2019 by Bryn Mooser. The company is best known for producing films Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020), Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020), The Fight (2020), 76 Days (2020), and Ascension (2021).

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Bryn Mooser

Bryn Mooser

Bryn Mooser is a filmmaker and entrepreneur. In 2012, Mooser co-founded RYOT, a media company specializing in documentary film, virtual/augmented reality and branded content. Over his career, he has produced more than 200 linear and immersive films garnering multiple Emmy Awards, two Oscar nominations, a Peabody and a Cannes Lion. Mooser sold RYOT to Verizon in 2016, becoming a senior vice president and helping create the roadmap for immersive and documentary films for AOL, Yahoo, and Verizon. While at Verizon, Mooser built the branded content studio for AOL/Yahoo, HuffPost and Tumblr.

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado is a 2020 documentary film about the life and career of Walter Mercado, one of the most influential and important astrologers in Latin America and the world. The documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch, features interviews with Mercado himself, his assistant Willy Acosta, the Mercado Salinas family, among many other public figures of Latino entertainment and television. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix on July 8, 2020.

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is an American documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

The Fight (2020 film)

The Fight (2020 film)

The Fight is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg. Kerry Washington serves as a producer under her Simpson Street banner. It follows legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are facing during the Trump administration.

76 Days

76 Days

76 Days is a 2020 Chinese-American documentary film directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and an anonymous third. Set in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it captures the struggles and human resilience in the battle to survive the spread of the disease in Wuhan, China.

Ascension (film)

Ascension (film)

Ascension is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Jessica Kingdon. It follows the pursuit of the Chinese dream through the social classes, prioritizing productivity and innovation.

History

In September 2019, it was announced Bryn Mooser had launched XTR a film and television production company specializing in documentaries.[1][2] Apart from financing and producing films, XTR through XTR Film Society a non-profit division of the company, that offers grants to filmmakers making documentaries with less commercial value.[3]

In October 2020, it was announced Tony Hsieh had invested $17.5 million dollars in the company, which would be used to finance and produce films, and offer grants to filmmakers.[4]

Documentary+, XTR's free streaming platform for nonfiction film and TV, was launched in January 2021.[5][6]

In April 2022, the company's first television series They Call Me Magic was released on Apple TV+.[7]

In October 2022, XTR Studios opened a 35,000-square-foot production facility and headquarters in Echo Park.[5]

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Bryn Mooser

Bryn Mooser

Bryn Mooser is a filmmaker and entrepreneur. In 2012, Mooser co-founded RYOT, a media company specializing in documentary film, virtual/augmented reality and branded content. Over his career, he has produced more than 200 linear and immersive films garnering multiple Emmy Awards, two Oscar nominations, a Peabody and a Cannes Lion. Mooser sold RYOT to Verizon in 2016, becoming a senior vice president and helping create the roadmap for immersive and documentary films for AOL, Yahoo, and Verizon. While at Verizon, Mooser built the branded content studio for AOL/Yahoo, HuffPost and Tumblr.

Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh

Anthony Hsieh was an American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He retired as the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company Zappos in August 2020 after 21 years. Prior to joining Zappos, Hsieh co-founded the Internet advertising network LinkExchange, which he sold to Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million.

Apple TV+

Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is an American subscription streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals. The service was announced during the Apple Special Event of March 2019, where entertainers from Apple TV+ projects appeared on-stage, among them Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg.

Echo Park

Echo Park

Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California. Located to the northwest of Downtown, it is bordered by Silver Lake to the west and Chinatown to the east. The culturally diverse neighborhood has become known for its trendy local businesses, as well as its popularity with artists, musicians and creatives. It has been home to numerous notable people. The neighborhood is centered on the eponymous Echo Park Lake.

Filmography

2020s

Release Date Title Notes
July 8, 2020 Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado distributed by Netflix
July 10, 2020 Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets distributed by Utopia[8]
July 31, 2020 The Fight distributed by Magnolia Pictures[9]
August 28, 2020 You Cannot Kill David Arquette distributed by Super LTD[10]
August 28, 2020 Feels Good Man distributed by Independent Lens[11]
December 4, 2020 76 Days distributed by MTV Documentary Films[12]
March 26, 2021 Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad distributed by Discovery+ and Gravitas Ventures[13]
May 14, 2021 Us Kids distributed by Greenwich Entertainment[14]
June 25, 2021 Rebel Hearts distributed by Discovery+[15]
July 2, 2021 Kid Candidate distributed by Gunpowder & Sky[16]
July 23, 2021 Ailey distributed by Neon[17]
August 6, 2021 Bring Your Own Brigade distributed by CBSN[18]
August 12, 2021 Homeroom distributed by Hulu[19]
September 3, 2021 Faya Dayi distributed by Janus Films[20]
October 8, 2021 Ascension distributed by MTV Documentary Films[21]
October 22, 2021 At the Ready distributed by Gravitas Ventures[22]
December 3, 2021 Try Harder distributed by Greenwich Entertainment[23]
July 27, 2022 We Met in Virtual Reality distributed by HBO Documentary Films[24]
August 12, 2022 Free Chol Soo Lee distributed by Mubi[25]
August 19, 2022 The Territory distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films[26]
September 30, 2022 Sirens distributed by Oscilloscope[27]
November 4, 2022 Meet Me in the Bathroom distributed by Utopia and Showtime[28]
January 9, 2023 I Didn't See You There distributed by POV[29]

Upcoming

Release Date Title Notes
TBA United States vs. Reality Winner
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TBA Wake Up on Mars
TBA Faceless
TBA Butterfly in the Sky
TBA The Thief Collector
TBA Lakota Nation vs. United States distributed by IFC Films[30]
TBA Plan C

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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado is a 2020 documentary film about the life and career of Walter Mercado, one of the most influential and important astrologers in Latin America and the world. The documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch, features interviews with Mercado himself, his assistant Willy Acosta, the Mercado Salinas family, among many other public figures of Latino entertainment and television. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix on July 8, 2020.

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is an American documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Magnolia Pictures

Magnolia Pictures

Magnolia Pictures is an American film distributor and production company, and is a subsidiary of Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's 2929 Entertainment.

Neon (company)

Neon (company)

Neon is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by CEO Tom Quinn and Tim League, who also was the co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. Its first film, Colossal, was released on April 7, 2017. The company is best known for distributing critically acclaimed and award-winning films, such as I, Tonya (2017), Three Identical Strangers (2018), Apollo 11 (2019), Parasite (2019), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Palm Springs (2020), Flee (2021), Spencer (2021), The Worst Person in the World (2021), All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022), Fire of Love (2022), and Triangle of Sadness (2022). Parasite is Neon's highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office with more than $200 million.

Feels Good Man

Feels Good Man

Feels Good Man is a 2020 American documentary film about the Internet meme Pepe the Frog. Marking the directorial debut of Arthur Jones, the film stars artist Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe. The film follows Furie as he struggles to reclaim control of Pepe from members of the alt-right who have co-opted the image for their own purposes. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker. It was also nominated in the U.S. Documentary Competition at Sundance.

Independent Lens

Independent Lens

Independent Lens is a weekly television series airing on PBS featuring documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens were hosted by Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, America Ferrera, Mary-Louise Parker, and Stanley Tucci, who served two stints as host from 2012-2014.

76 Days

76 Days

76 Days is a 2020 Chinese-American documentary film directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and an anonymous third. Set in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it captures the struggles and human resilience in the battle to survive the spread of the disease in Wuhan, China.

Discovery+

Discovery+

Discovery+ is an American streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The service focuses on factual programming drawn from the libraries of Discovery's main channel brands, as well as original series, and other acquired content.

Gravitas Ventures

Gravitas Ventures

Gravitas Ventures is an independent film distribution company owned by Anthem Sports and Entertainment. The company was founded by Nolan Gallagher in Los Angeles, California in 2006 and moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio in 2019. It focuses on the distribution of Independent feature films and documentaries.

Greenwich Entertainment

Greenwich Entertainment

Greenwich Entertainment, founded in 2017, is an independent film distribution company specializing in distinctive, theatrical-quality narrative and documentary features. The company released Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s Academy Award-Winning Documentary Free Solo, which grossed over $17M at the US box office, Andrew Slater’s Echo in the Canyon, which opened to the highest per-theater-average of any documentary in 2019, and Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice by Academy Award-winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. 

Kid Candidate

Kid Candidate

Kid Candidate is an 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Jasmine Stodel. It follows Hayden Pedigo, who runs for city council in Amarillo, Texas.

Ailey (film)

Ailey (film)

Ailey is an 2021 American documentary film, directed by Jamila Wignot, which follows the life of dancer Alvin Ailey.

Source: "XTR (company)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTR_(company).

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