Cinetic Media has signed directors Julie Cohen, Oren Jacoby and Betsy West. The management company will represent the Oscar-nominated filmmakers and their documentary company, Storyville Films, across all types of media.
Storyville Films was founded by Jacoby to produce documentaries and series driven by “strong personal narratives of conscience, courage and innovation.” Jacoby, Cohen and West serve as Storyville’s directors. Their production and distribution partners include Amazon, CNN Films, HBO, Imagine Entertainment, Kino Lorber, Magnolia Pictures, Netflix, Participant Media, PBS, Sony Pictures Classics and Time Studios.
Films by the Storyville partners include West and Cohen’s “RBG,” a documentary about the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that was a box office hit and earned an Oscar nomination; as well as “Julia,” a look at Julia Childs’ legacy; and “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.” Jacoby’s films include “On Broadway,” “Constantine’s Sword” and “Sister Rose’s Passion,” which was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary short. Cohen’s “Every Body” was recently released theatrically by Focus Features and shortlisted by DOCNYC. Jacoby and West’s upcoming feature documentary is produced with Patagonia Films and will look at people successfully taking on Big Oil. Cohen and West also serve as executive producers on Ilya Chaiken’s “Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks,” which premiered at DOCNYC this year, and award-winning editor and first-time director Carla Gutierrez’s forthcoming documentary feature, “Frida,” which will premiere in the U.S. documentary Competition at Sundance next year.
West and Cohen are also represented by Amanda Lebow at CAA; all three directors are represented by Ed Klaris of Klaris Law.
Cinetic Media’s management practice represents directors, writers and producers, including Richard linklater, David Gordon Green, Todd Haynes, Killer Films, World of Wonder, Lana Wilson, Margaret Brown, Yance Ford, Petra Costa, Matthew Heineman and Pete Nicks.
