EXCLUSIVE: Spectacular Optical, the indie publishing imprint of Canadian genre veteran Kier-La Janisse, has expanded its remit to include theatrical, streaming, and home video distribution.
The new label will distribute a selection of films curated by Janisse with a focus on landscape and design, music and counterculture, and experimental genre works. The new distribution label will launch this month. Wide distribution of Spectacular Optical’s home video releases will be handled in the US by Severin Films, where Janisse also serves as an acquisitions executive.
The company’s first release will be Christopher Morris’ 2023 film A Year in a Field, which documents a year in the life of a 4000-year-old Cornish standing stone. The rollout will include a special Earth Day TVOD release on April 22, followed by a collectors’ edition Blu-ray. The film was shot between the Winter Solstices of 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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