Concordia Studio is an American independent

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and

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company. The company has produced '' Boys State'' (2020), ''

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'' (2020), '' A Thousand Cuts'' (2020), ''

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'' (2021), ''

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'' (2021), '' Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie'' (2023), ''Rita'' (2024), and '' Deaf President Now!'' (2025).

History

In January 2020, it was announced

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and Jonathan King, had launched ''Concordia Studio'' in partnership with Laurene Powell-Jobs and

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. The company will focus on developing, producing and financing scripted and non-scripted projects. The company's first projects '' Boys State'', ''

'', '' A Thousand Cuts'', and '' Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets'' all premiered at the

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. ''Boys State'' would be acquired by

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and

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for $12 million, and ''Time'' would go on to be nominated for the

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. In 2021, Concordia produced ''

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'' directed by

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, which would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,

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and

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. That same year, Concordia produced its first narrative project ''

'' directed by

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for

. In 2023, Concordia produced '' Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie'' directed by Guggenheim for

, which was nominated for several

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including the

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, and '' Working: What We Do All Day'' for

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alongside

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, directed by Caroline Suh. In 2025, Concordia produced '' Deaf President Now!'' a documentary revolving around the 1988 student protests at

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directed by

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and Guggenheim for Apple TV+. That same year, they produced '' Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna'', a documentary revolving around

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, directed by Rachel Mason for

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Fellowship

Concordia also offers a fellowship ''The Concordia Fellowship'' for documentary filmmakers, developing and receiving financial backing for projects either feature or episodic, and career advancement. Fellows include Cinque Northern, Tracy Jarrett, Giselle Bailey, Alice Gu,

Shalini Kantayya Shalini Kantayya is an American filmmaker and environmental activist based in Brooklyn, New York, whose films explore human rights at the intersection of water, food, and renewable energy. Kantayya is best known for her debut feature documentary, ...

, Christine Turner, Elizabeth Lo,

Omar Mullick Omar Mullick is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He has directed and served as cinematographer on ''These Birds Walk'' (2013), '' The Vow'' (2020), and '' Flight/Risk'' (2022). Career In 2013, Mullick co-di ...

, Paula Eiselt, Cynthia Hill, Jon Kasbe, Joshua Altman, Garrett Bradley, Isabel Castro, Nadia Hallgren, and Bing Liu. The fellowship has produced '' Burden of Proof'' for

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, ''Mija'' for

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, and ''Under G-d'' for POV,

References

External links

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