Factory 25

Factory 25 is a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution and production company, founded by Matt Grady in 2009.

History

Grady founded Factory 25 in 2009 after leaving a position as director of production at Plexifilm.[1] The name Factory 25 is from "the manufacturing home of the famous 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card".[2]

The company's first release, Frownland,[3] was the film that inspired Grady to create his own distribution company, as he believed no other company would distribute the film.[4]

As of 2010, Grady remained the company's sole employee.[5]

Releases

The films that Factory 25 produces and distributes are often microbudget features with nontraditional narratives. Factory 25 largely focuses on physical releases such as DVDs, Blu-Rays, VHS Tapes, CDs and Vinyl LPs. As of 2010, a typical production run consisted of 1,000 DVD-LP pairs (movie and soundtrack), where sale of 40% of the production run would be the break-even point.[5] The company's physical releases often include objects such as 16mm film strips, drawings and written essays.[6] Matt Grady has expressed a desire to make the company's physical releases collectible and appealing, "like a fetish item".[7] The company has worked and distributed films alongside notable distribution companies such as Oscilloscope Laboratories and streaming services such as Fandor.[8][9]

Filmography

Distributed By Factory 25:

TitleYearDirector
Hero1983Alexandre Rockwell
In the Soup[10]1992Alexandre Rockwell
Dutch Harbor - Where the Sea Breaks Its Back1998Braden King and Laura Moya
Funny Ha Ha2002Andrew Bujalski
High School Record2005Ben Wolfinsohn
We Go Way Back2006Lynn Shelton
You Weren't There2007Joe Losurdo and Christina Tillman
Frownland[11][12]2007Ronald Bronstein
Altamont Now2008Joshua von Brown
Make-out With Violence2008The Deagol Brothers
Until the Light Takes Us2008Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell
You Wont Miss Me2009Ry Russo-Young
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo2009Jessica Oreck
Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be the Same2009Jody Lee Lipes
Impolex2009Alex Ross Perry
Wah Do Dem2009Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace
Rio Breaks2009Justin Mitchell
Damon and Naomi: 1001 Nights2009Cedrick Eymenier
All the Way from Michigan Not Mars2009Matt Boyd
Gabi on the Roof in July2010Lawrence Michael Levine
Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then2010Brent Green
Shit Year2010Cam Archer
Two Gates of Sleep2010Alistair Banks Griffith
Vacation!2010Zach Clark
N.Y. Export: Op. Jazz2010Jody Lee Lipes and Henry Joost
Convento2010Jarred Alterman
I am Secretly an Important Man2010Peter Sillen
The Oregonian2011Calvin Lee Reeder
The Zone2011Joe Swanberg
The Color Wheel[12]2011Alex Ross Perry
The Family Jams2011Kevin Barker
A Rubberband is an Unlikely Instrument2011Matt Boyd
The Other Side of Sleep2011Rebecca Daly
Kids of Today2011Jerome de Missolz
Green[13]2011Sophia Takal
Buttons2011The Safdie Brothers
Art History2011Joe Swanberg
Silver Bullets2011Joe Swanberg
New Jerusalem2011Rick Alverson
Fake It So Real2011Robert Greene
Jobriath A.D.2012Kieran Turner
Kid-Thing2012David Zellner
Bad Fever2012Dustin Guy Defa
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard2012Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz
Sun Don't Shine[14]2012Amy Seimetz
Pavilion[9]2012Tim Sutton
Nancy, Please2012Andrew Semans
Marvin, Seth and Stanley2012Stephen Gurewitz
Richard's Wedding2012Onur Tukel
Exit Elena2012Nathan Silver
Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film2012Hanly Banks
Ape2012Joel Potrykus
Francine[15]2012Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky
First Winter2012Benjamin Dickinson
All the Light in the Sky2012Joe Swanberg
The Sheik and I2012Caveh Zahedi
The Voice of the Voiceless2013Maximón Monihan
Boneshaker[16]2013Frances Bodomo
Privacy Setting2013Joe Swanberg
Hellaware2013Michael M. Bilandic
Bluebird[17]2013Lance Edmands
Little Feet[16]2013Alexandre Rockwell
See You Next Tuesday2013Drew Tobia
Go Down Death[18]2013Aaron Schimberg
Brothers Hypnotic2013Reuben Atlas
Young Bodies Heal Quickly2014Andrew T. Betzer
Christmas, Again2014Charles Poekel
Down in Shadowland2014Tom DiCillo
Sex and Broadcasting: A Film About WFMU2014Tim K. Smith
Diamond Tongues[19]2015Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)[20]2015Juan Daniel F. Molero
Stinking Heaven[19]2015Nathan Silver
Almost There[21]2015Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden
Uncle Kent 2[19]2015Todd Rohall
Bloomin Mud Shuffle2015Frank V. Ross
Come Down Molly2015Gregory Kohn
Ma2015Celia Rowlson-Hall
Homemakers2015Colin Healey
The Arbalest2016Adam Pinney
All This Panic2016Jenny Gage
Icaros: A Vision2016Leonor Caraballo and Matteo Norzi
No Light and No Land Anywhere2016Amber Sealey
For the Plasma2016Bingham Bryant and Kyle Molzan
Werewolf2016Ashley McKenzie
Sylvio2017Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley
Assholes2017Peter Vack
The Show About the Show2017Caveh Zahedi
Sundowners2017Pavan Moondi
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story2019Steve Sullivan
Jobe'z World2019Michael M. Bilandic
Two Plains & a Fancy2019Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn
August at Akiko's2019Christopher Makoto Yogi
Ham on Rye[22]2019Tyler Taormina
Empty Metal2019Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer
Out of Time: The Material Issue Story2021Balin Schneider
Actual People2021Kit Zauhar
The Reverend2021Nick Canfield


Produced By Factory 25:

TitleYearDirector
Summer of Blood2014Onur Tukel
Applesauce2015Onur Tukel
Abby Singer/Songwriter2015Onur Tukel
Cooklyn2016Bryan Wizemann
Tormenting the Hen2017Theodore Collatos
The Great Pretender2018Nathan Silver
Queen of Lapa2019Theodore Collatos
You Mean Everything to Me2020Bryan Wizemann
Inspector Ike2020Graham Mason
All The Old Bells2020Brent Green

Music Releases
AlbumYearArtist
Torben2010Brock Enright & Kirsten Deirup
Exclamation Point2010DA!
Sub-Urban Insult Rock for the Anti-Lectual2010Tutu & the Pirates
Heaven Know's What: Original Music From the Film2015Ariel Pink and Blood Orange

Accolades

Factory 25 was named "Best Distributor" by The L Magazine in their "Best of Brooklyn 2013: Film" article.[23]

References
  1. "Factory Boy: Matt Grady Talks Distribution". December 22, 2010.
  2. Hillis, Aaron (2 July 2013). "Factory 25: Turning art films into art objects". MovieMaker. Playa Vista, California. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  3. Renninger, Bryce J. (June 26, 2009). "New Distrib Factory 25 Melds Music and Film in Brooklyn".
  4. "MovieMaker Magazine: The Art and Craft of Making Movies".
  5. Ryzik, Melena (20 August 2019). "D.I.Y. Music Labels Embrace D.I.Y. Film". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  6. Dollar, Steve (December 22, 2010). "The Art Is in the Packaging". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. Ryzik, Melena (August 20, 2010). "Jagjaguwar, Factory 25 and Indie Film". The New York Times.
  8. "Fandor Partners With Cinedigm, Factory 25 and Oscilloscope Laboratories". www.prnewswire.com.
  9. Sridhar, Srimathi (June 26, 2012). "Factory 25 Acquires 'Pavilion' for Worldwide Distribution; Exclusive Digital Distribution with Oscilloscope Labs". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  10. "Alexandre Rockwell on Restoring and Preserving the Unique Black and White of In the Soup". Filmmaker (Interview). Filmmaker Magazine. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.
  11. Brody, Richard (October 6, 2009). "Frownland". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  12. Cronk, Jordan (11 April 2016). "Knoxville's Big Ears Festival, the Avant-Garde SXSW, Adds a Film Program". Brooklyn. Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  13. Macaulay, Scott (9 August 2012). "FACTORY 25 ACQUIRES SOPHIA TAKAL'S "GREEN" FOR WORLD DISTRIBUTION".
  14. Brody, Richard (January 17, 2013). "The State of the "Art Film"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019 – via Condé Nast.
  15. Cox, Gordon (September 10, 2012). "Factory 25 takes 'Francine'".
  16. Salovaara, Sarah (18 November 2014). "Factory 25 Acquires Little Feet and Boneshaker".
  17. McNary, Dave (December 2, 2014). "John Slattery's 'Bluebird' Bought for U.S. by Factory 25".
  18. Salovaara, Sarah (27 February 2014). "Go Down Death Acquired by Factory 25".
  19. Choi, Sarah (25 June 2015). "Fandor and Factory 25 Jointly Acquire 7 Feature Films". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  20. "Peru Oscar Entry 'Videofilia' Ports To Factory 25; 'The War Show' Acquired By Bond/360 – Film Briefs". www.yahoo.com.
  21. Page, Aubrey (November 12, 2015). "Factory 25 Acquires Outsider Art Documentary 'Almost There'". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
  22. Kay, Jeremy. "Locarno Film Festival selection 'Ham On Rye' lands at Factory 25 (exclusive)". Screen.
  23. "Best of Brooklyn 2013: Film". The L Magazine. July 31, 2013. Retrieved 29 Dec 2019.

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