Coming off the heels of the acquisitions announcement of the VICE Media being picked up by Rupert Murdoch (owner of 20th Century Fox), it looks like the fishnet also includes Cutter Hodierne’s Sundance preemed Fishing Without Nets. Variety reports that prod. co VICE has passed on the digital distribution rights to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment but are looking to keep a hands on approach for the theatrical rollout via a set-up with the Alamo Drafthouse and TUGG folks.
Gist: Based on the short of the same name, this is the story of pirates in Somalia, told from the perspective of the pirates and focuses in on one young Somali lured into the world of piracy to support the family he loves.
Worth Noting: Hodierne was hired as U2’s on-the-road videographer for the band’s U2 360° Tour.
Do We Care?: “Tense, distressing, and against the grain, it’s an arresting film that features one doozy of a final sequence“. We ranked Hodierne as our top new voice at the Sundance Film Fest this year — so this is a must see in our books. Here is our video coverage of the world premiere screening.
