Flatbush Pictures

08/23/2023

Big news for Remaining Native!

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06/16/2023

We’re proud to be a part of Remaining Native — please support this remarkable film directed by Paige Bethmann!

03/09/2023

Hello 👋 from our new home at Industry City! 🏭

11/17/2022

A must-read piece by Jacelyn Lazore from our film ‘Keepers of the Game’ 🥍

Jacelyn Lazore penned a first-person piece about lacrosse and her heritage.

05/08/2022

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Japan Society last night for a special 🦉 screening with OKI. If you missed it, you can stream the Flatbush Pictures’ film on Netflix — proudly distributed by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY!

Set in northern Japan’s Hokkaido community, AINU MOSIR tells the story of a 14-year-old indigenous Ainu teen Kanto who searches for a spiritual connection with his recently deceased father with the help of a family friend. Torn between maintaining the tradition of his ancestors and lured by the mysteries of adulthood, Kanto goes on a journey to find his sense of self. Streaming on .

05/05/2022

Since our Tribeca 2020 premiere was virtual, we’re excited for our first in-person NYC screening this Saturday night! is still streaming on Netflix but it’s just not the same as experiencing the film on the big screen. Hope to see you all this weekend at the Japan Society with OKI! Details below👇

04/03/2022

Brooklyn! Say hello to one of the subjects of our series ! It’s ! 💯

Art, craft and the transformative power of a story well told. Flatbush Pictures is a Grand CLIO, Emmy Award-winning film and content studio.

03/31/2022

📣 Our film is NOW streaming on the newly launched and is still on — watch it today!

03/25/2022

Another special screening & panel on 3/31 at 7p with MDOCS at Skidmore College & MLK Saratoga!

03/24/2022

🎥 This Friday night at 7p! Don’t miss a special in-person screening/panel of our NY Times Critic’s Pick & Cannes Lions winner at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.

Presented by Brock University’s Social Justice Research Institute, The Centre for Canadian Studies & the Canadian Sport Film Festival.

Tickets 🎟 online or at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office.

A Film House Presentation: Members of an all-Native girls lacrosse team try to prove the game is their rightful inheritance, putting more than just a championship on the line.

03/03/2022

Many thanks to Josef Kubota Wladyka for this generous Talkhouse piece on our film — now streaming on Netflix! Wladyka’s thriller Catch the Fair One is also a must-see!

Writer-director Josef Kubota Wladyka, whose Spirit Award-nominated Catch the Fair One is out now, on a recent, unheralded gem.

03/02/2022

Our film had memorable screenings in Kyiv at Міжнародний фестиваль документального кіно про права людини Docudays UA and became part of Docudays Traveling Human Rights Film Festival. In different times, Docudays would begin later this month. You can support independent filmmakers in Ukraine through Babylon'13 and help ensure this period is well documented. 🇺🇦

Ukrainian filmmakers have mobilized quickly in their campaign to document Russia’s invasion of their country. While some are filming, others have taken up support roles to provide essential resourc…

01/07/2022

Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022

1. Sidney Poitier outside the Apollo Theatre in 1959. Sam Falk/The New York Times

2. Contact sheet from a 1959 photo shoot by the New York Times photographer Sam Falk shows previously unpublished images of the actor. Sam Falk/The New York Times

3. In 1968, Mr. Poitier, shown here in rehearsals, directed the Broadway play “Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights.” The cast included Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson and Diane Ladd. Jack Manning/The New York Times

01/05/2022

Watch The Price of Freedom today! The critically acclaimed Tribeca Premiere is streaming now on HBO Max!

HBO Max and HBO combined for 73.8 million global subscribers by the end of 2021, ahead of company projections for 70 million to 73 million. That stat and a handful of others were delivered this mor…

11/26/2021

Stephen Sondheim (1930 - 2021), New York, 1961 & 2004. Photos by Richard Avedon.

10/26/2021

Tonight!

TOMORROW: We're proud to partner with Community Justice Action Fund to present a special screening of the powerful documentary, The Price of Freedom.

Screening begins at 6PM ET, and afterwards you can join us for a panel discussion! We hope to see you there!

REGISTER: https://bit.ly/TPOFEvent

10/18/2021

📣 BIG NEWS! 📣

HBO Max begins streaming our film The Price of Freedom on Tuesday, October 19!

If you missed the doc in theaters or on CNN, now’s your chance to see the critically acclaimed Tribeca Premiere!

10/11/2021

Watch the award-winning on 🥍

09/23/2021

Melvin Van Peebles, 1932-2021.

Photos: Cover of Jet, July 1, 1971 + Eric Coleman, 2014.

09/19/2021

Tonight! Tune in or record The Price of Freedom on CNN at 9pm ET (6pm PT), followed by a Cuomo Prime Time roundtable with interview subjects from the film. Presented by CNN Films without commercial interruption. Let’s change the conversation around guns and gun violence in this country.

09/17/2021

We’re excited for the country to watch the broadcast premiere of THE PRICE OF FREEDOM this Sunday at 9pm ET/6pm PT on , followed by a roundtable on issues raised by the film. Please help spread the word. We hope this film will begin to reframe the conversation around guns in the US and help address this country’s epidemic. Presented by without commercial interruption.

Thank you to the extraordinary participants, crew and supporters who made this film possible.

Learn more about at thepriceoffreedommovie.com and

09/17/2021

Don’t miss The Price of Freedom’s broadcast premiere on CNN (9p ET/6p PT) this Sunday, followed by a Cuomo Prime Time roundtable.

Gun violence is taking lives at a historic rate. And it’s only getting worse. Parkland shooting survivor X González weighs in on the alarming issue. airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET

09/16/2021

Watch CNN this Sunday night!

Former Congresswoman. Shooting survivor. Courageous leader. Gabrielle Giffords sounds off on the critical moment we’re in on the gun control debate. airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET

09/13/2021

Tune in this Sunday!

Mass shootings. Gun violence. And the NRA’s role in US law. What’s the cost of the war on gun control? airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET

09/10/2021

The untold story of the ‘26th Street Garage’ — directed by Flatbush Pictures’ — is now streaming on Paramount+

Thank you to everyone who shared their remarkable stories of 9/11 and the days that followed for the film.

09/06/2021

Michael K. Williams (1966-2021) in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where he grew up.

Photo: .freeman for The New York Times in 2017.

09/02/2021

Happy to share a new airdate for the broadcast premiere of The Price of Freedom on CNN — Sunday, Sept 19 at 9pm ET/6pm PT. The film will play without commercial interruption and will be followed by a roundtable discussion hosted by Chris Cuomo. Hope you can tune in and help us spread the word!

08/29/2021

Due to ongoing coverage of , CNN CNN Original Series is postponing tonight’s scheduled airing of The Price of Freedom and the Chris Cuomo Cuomo Prime Time roundtable following the broadcast. We will let you know as soon as we have more information on a new air date and hope those in affected areas are safe.

08/28/2021

Tomorrow on CNN!

Gun violence is taking lives at a historic rate. And it’s only getting worse. Parkland shooting survivor X González weighs in on the alarming issue. airs Sunday at 9p ET only on CNN

08/28/2021

Sunday at 9p ET/6p PT on CNN — watch The Price of Freedom without commercial interruption — followed by a Chris Cuomo roundtable discussion.

Former Congresswoman. Shooting survivor. Courageous leader. Gabrielle Giffords sounds off on the critical moment we’re in on the gun control debate. airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET

08/26/2021

Don’t miss The Price of Freedom this Sunday.

Mass shootings. Gun violence. And the NRA’s role in US law. What’s the cost of the war on gun control? airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET

08/26/2021

Watch The Price of Freedom Sunday on CNN.

On average, 100 people die from gun violence every day. Fred Guttenberg’s daughter was murdered in the Parkland shooting. He’s been fighting for gun reform ever since. airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET only on CNN

08/26/2021

The Price of Freedom airs Sunday, August 29th at 9p ET/6p PT on CNN followed by a roundtable discussion on Cuomo Prime Time.

How has the NRA managed to control the narrative on gun control in America for so long? Go inside the heated debate over the 2nd Amendment. airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET

08/21/2021

Thrilled to announce that our film The Price of Freedom was picked up by CNN Films and airs Sunday, August 29th at 9p ET/6p PT on CNN without commercial interruption — immediately followed by a Chris Cuomo Cuomo Prime Time roundtable discussion on issues raised by the film.

We hope you tune in and are moved to take action.

07/11/2021

Check out The Hollywood Reporter’s interview with director Judd Ehrlich and then head to the theater to see The Price of Freedom — now playing in NYC, LA, and Philly!

[The following story contains spoilers from documentary The Price of Freedom.] During an otherwise hopeful ending, focused on the post-Parkland gun-control movement, newly released documentary The …

07/09/2021

Read why Common Sense Media gives The Price of Freedom 5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and calls the film “superb” — then take the young people in your life to see the film now in theaters.

Excellent, mature docu unpacks American gun culture. Read Common Sense Media's The Price of Freedom review, age rating, and parents guide.

07/09/2021

Fred Guttenberg, & Judd Ehrlich spoke yesterday with Craig Melvin MSNBC about America’s gun violence epidemic, the NRA & The Price of Freedom.

“The Price of Freedom” is an upcoming documentary tackling gun culture in the U.S.. MSNBC’s Craig Melvin is joined by Fred Guttenberg, gun safety advocate and father of a Parkland shooting victim and the film’s director, Judd Ehrlich to discuss the movie and the rise in gun violence across t...

07/07/2021

More wonderful press on The Price of Freedom opening day from The Guardian!

A new documentary undermines the National Rifle Association’s myths of gun control as antithetical to American values and traces the movement to loosen its grip

07/07/2021

Incredible review of The Price of Freedom in today’s Los Angeles Times!

The film screens 350+ theaters across the country tonight (find locations at https://www.thepriceoffreedommovie.com) and opens for week-long runs at IFC Center in NYC, Philadelphia Film Society, and Laemmle Theatres Pasadena!

"The Price of Freedom," a documentary directed by Judd Ehrlich, takes an unyielding look into the inner workings of the National Rifle Assn.