Elara Pictures is an American independent

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and

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company founded by Josh Safdie,

Benny Safdie Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American filmmaker, film editor, and actor. He and his elder brother, Josh, have directed the films '' Heaven Knows What'' (2014), '' Good Time'' (2017), and '' Uncut Gems'' (2019). Transitioning ...

, Ronald Bronstein and Sebastian Bear-McClard. They have produced such films as '' Heaven Knows What'' (2014), '' Good Time'' (2017), ''

Uncut Gems ''Uncut Gems'' is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. It stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian ...

'' (2019) and '' Funny Pages'' (2022). ''

,'' starring

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, is Elara's highest grossing film. It is

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's second highest-grossing film domestically, behind ''

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'' (2022), and was the company's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.

History

In 2014, Josh Safdie,

, Ronald Bronstein and Sebastian Bear-McClard launched the company to produce projects. The company's first film '' Heaven Knows What'' had its world premiere at the

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in September 2014, and was released in May 2015, by RADius-TWC. In May 2020, the company entered a two-year first look deal with

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and

. Under the terms, A24 will executive produce all HBO-Elara projects and partner with Elara on select projects outside of the HBO first look. The company has additionally produced the television series '' Chillin Island'' (2021), '' Telemarketers'' (2023), '' Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God'' (2023) for

, and '' The Curse'' for

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. In March 2023, Sebastian Bear-McClard was accused of sexual misconduct, with allegations including reaching out to an underage girl on

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for '' Good Time'', who felt pressured into performing a nude scene, which was ultimately removed from the final cut of the film, and not discussing pay instead paying her with cigarettes. Bear-McClard additionally was alleged to be in contact with another underage girl and had an inappropriate relationship with an assistant on the set of ''

''. Bear-McClard was fired by Elara in July 2022, due to the allegations.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{Film Studio American companies established in 2014 Film production companies of the United States Entertainment companies established in 2014 American independent film studios