Drafthouse Films is a film distribution company based in Austin,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

which releases "provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from around the world". It was founded in 2010 by

Tim League Tim League is an American entrepreneur and film producer based in Austin, Texas. He is the founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain and the founder of the film distribution company Drafthouse Films, where League has produced films includi ...

, who had previously founded the

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the movie, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going eti ...

chain. Drafthouse Films has released a variety of films since its inception. Its third release, '' Bullhead'', was nominated for an

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. Its fourteenth release, ''

The Act of Killing ''The Act of Killing'' ( id, Jagal, meaning "Butcher") is a 2012 documentary film about individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966. The film is directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and co-directed by Christine Cynn a ...

'', was nominated for an

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, as was its sequel ''

The Look of Silence ''The Look of Silence'' (, "Silence") is a 2014 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66. The film is a companion piece to his 2012 documentary ''The Act of Kill ...

''. In March 2022, it was announced that digital distributor

Giant Pictures Giant Pictures is an American film distribution company founded by Nick Savva and Jeff Stabenau with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. The company releases feature films, documentaries and series on streaming platforms, with an emphasis ...

has acquired the Drafthouse Films label. Nick Savva became the new Drafthouse Films CEO, while Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League serves as chairman of the acquired company. Drafthouse Films' first two acquisitions under new management are '' Nr. 10'', directed by Alex van Warmerdam, and '' Masking Threshold'', a psychological horror pic from director

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Four Lions ''Four Lions'' (originally titled ''We Are Four Lions'') is a 2010 British political satire black comedy film directed by Chris Morris (in his directorial debut) and written by Morris, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. The film, a jihad satire fol ...

'' (2010) *'' Comin' at Ya!'' (1981, re-released in 2012) *'' The FP'' (2012) *'' Bullhead'' (2012) *'' Klown'' (2012) *''Trailer War'' (2012) *'' The Ambassador'' (2012) *'' Miami Connection'' (1987, re-released in 2012) *'' Wake in Fright'' (1971, re-released in 2012) *''

The ABCs of Death ''The ABCs of Death'' is a 2012 American comedy horror anthology film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries, in ...

'' (2013) *''

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'' (2013) *''

Graceland Graceland is a mansion on a estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which was once owned by rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited Graceland after his death in 1977. Graceland is located at 3764 Elv ...

'' (2013) *''

Pietà The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus after his body was removed from the cross. It is most often found in sculpture Sculpture is the branc ...

'' (2013) *'' A Band Called Death'' (2013) *'' I Declare War'' (2013) *''

'' (2013) *'' The Visitor'' (1979, re-released in 2013) *'' Ms. 45'' (1981, re-released in 2013) *''

A Field in England ''A Field in England'' is a 2013 British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley. The film, shot in black-and-white, is set during the mid-17th-century English Civil War. The film was released on 2013 on multiple platform ...

'' (2014) *'' Cheap Thrills'' (2014) *''The Final Member'' (2014) *'' Borgman'' (2014) *''

Nothing Bad Can Happen ''Nothing Bad Can Happen'' (german: Tore tanzt) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Katrin Gebbe. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, following the acquisition of the United States rights by Dr ...

'' (2014) *''

Mood Indigo "Mood Indigo" is a jazz song with music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard and lyrics by Irving Mills. Composition Although Irving Mills—Jack Mills's brother and publishing partner—took credit for the lyrics, Mitchell Parish claimed in a ...

'' (2014) *'' The Dog'' (2014) *'' The Congress'' (2014) *''

20,000 Days on Earth ''20,000 Days on Earth'' is a 2014 British musical documentary drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard. The film premiered in-competition in the ''World Ci ...

'' (2014) *'' Fishing Without Nets'' (2014) *''

The Overnighters ''The Overnighters'' is a 2014 American documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jesse Moss. It premiered on January 18, 2014, as part of the U.S. Documentary Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival, and it won the festival's ...

'' (2014) *'' Why Don't You Play in Hell?'' (2014) *''

R100 His Majesty's Airship R100 was a privately designed and built British rigid airship made as part of a two-ship competition to develop a commercial airship service for use on British Empire routes as part of the Imperial Airship Scheme. The o ...

'' (2014) *'' Amira & Sam'' (2015) *'' ABCs of Death 2'' (2015) *''

Spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a h ...

'' (2015) *'' The Connection'' (2015) *'' The Keeping Room'' (2015) *'' Dangerous Men'' (2005, re-released in 2015) *'' The World of Kanako'' (2015) *''

'' (2015) *'' The Tribe'' (2015) *'' The Invitation'' (2015) *'' Roar'' (1981, re-released in 2015) *'' Klown Forever'' (2015) *'' Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'' (2016) *'' Men & Chicken'' (2015) *'' The Greasy Strangler'' (2016) *'' We Are X'' (2016) *''

ABCs of Death 2.5 The alphabet song is any of various songs used to teach children an alphabet. Alphabet songs typically recite the names of all letters of the alphabet of a given language in order. The ABC (Verse 1) "The ABC Song", otherwise referred to as ...

'' (2016) *''

Jallikattu (or ), also known as and , is a traditional event in which a bull ('' Bos indicus''), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's b ...

'' (2021) *'' Nr. 10'' (2021) *'' Masking Threshold'' (2021)

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