American film production and distribution company
Willa (stylized in all caps ) is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by Elizabeth Woodward . The company has produced and distributed You Resemble Me (2021), Another Body (2023) and La cocina (2024).
History
In 2021 Willa produced You Resemble Me , directed by Dina Amer and executive-produced by Spike Lee , Spike Jonze , Alma Har'el , Riz Ahmed and Claire Denis .[ 1] [ 2] Willa moved into distribution after the film hadn't received a meaningful distribution offer and passes due to its subject matter.[ 3] [ 4]
In 2023, Willa produced and co-distributed with Utopia Another Body , a documentary revolving around a college student finding deepfake pornography of herself online.[ 5]
Additionally, Willa has produced the short films Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go for PBS ,[ 6] Merci Poppy and F*ck That Guy directed by Hanna Gray Organschi.[ 7]
Filmography
2020s
Upcoming
Release Date
Title
Notes
October 25, 2024
La cocina
[ 8]
TBA
The Boy with the Light Blue Eyes
[ 9]
References
^ Ramachandran, Naman (October 21, 2022). "Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed, Alma Har'el Produced 'You Resemble Me': Watch First Trailer for Dina Amer's Festival Favorite Film (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Vivarelli, Nick (May 31, 2024). "Claire Denis Boards Dina Amer's 'You Resemble Me' as Radicalization Drama Gets French Release (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Woodward, Elizabeth (November 4, 2022). " "We Had Made This Film Against All Odds… Why Not Take On This Last Chapter of the Film's Journey Ourselves?": You Resemble Me Producer Elizabeth Woodward on Embracing Self-Distribution" . Filmmaker . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Amer, Dina (November 4, 2022). " "We are Proving the Market Wrong and Hopefully Inspiring Other Filmmakers": Writer/Director Dina Amer on Bringing You Resemble Me to Screen" . Filmmaker . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Keslassy, Elsa (August 18, 2023). "Utopia Buys U.S. Rights to 'Another Body,' SXSW Prizewinning Documentary About Threat of Deepfake Pornography (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go" . ITVS . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Martin, Rebecca (August 2, 2024). "HollyShorts 2024: Interviews with Jessica Barr on "Tight," Louisa Connolly-Burnham on "Sister Wives," Hanna Gray Organschi on "Merci, Poppy," and Andrew Nadkarni and Nalini Nadkarni on "Between Earth & Sky" . Cinema Femme . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Horst, Carole (August 26, 2024). "Distributor Willa Sets October Release for Berlin Festival Hit 'La Cocina' Starring Rooney Mara" . Variety . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (January 23, 2024). "Willa, Astrakan, Cold Iron Join Argonauts to Produce 'The Boy With the Light Blue Eyes' by Thanasis Neofotistos (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
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