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- BIOSJames M. Johnston and Toby Halbrooks have been named to Variety's Ten Producers to Watch List. Read about it hereDavid Lowery has been named to Variety's Ten Directors to Watch list. Check it out here
DAVID LOWERY
Lowery is an award-wining filmmaker from Texas. He was recently accepted to the Sundance Screenwriters Lab for AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS. His debut feature, St. Nick, premiered at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and went on to play dozens of other film festivals around the world. That film was released theatrically in the spring of 2011 to rave reviews from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. His follow-up directorial effort, the short film Pioneer, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, 2011 and won the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW the following March. It has played nearly 30 film festivals around the world to date. Lowery is an alumni of the Talent Campus at the Berlin Film Festival and IFP Narrative Labs. In 2010, the Independent Film Channel declared him an ‘Independent Icon.’ Filmmaker Magazine named him one of the 25 New Faces Of Independent Film in 2011. Twitter
JAMES M. JOHNSTON
JOHNSTON is a filmmaker from Fort Worth, TX. He was a 2011 Creative Producing Fellow at the Sundance Institute and was recently named to Variety's 10 Producer's To Watch list with his producing partner Toby Halbrooks. His work as a producer includes the award winning films St. Nick (2009), Pioneer (2011) which won the Grand Jury Prize at six film festivals including South by Southwest (USA), and co-produced Yen Tan’s award-winning film Ciao (2008) which was distributed theatrically by Regent Entertainment. Johnston also produced Ain't Them Bodies Saints by writer/director David Lowery, starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster which is premiering in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and the film PIT STOP by Yen Tan premiering at Sundance in the NEXT section. Johnston is a director in his own right and his short films have played at festivals around the world. His most recent film KNIFE was the recipient of a production grant from Rooftop Filmmakers Fund. Johnston also co-owns two successful vegan restaurants with his wife Amy McNutt called Spiral Diner & Bakery and they are in the process of opening Fort Worth’s first art house cinema called The Citizen Theater. TwitterTOBY HALBROOKS
TOBY HALBROOKS is a producer from Dallas, TX who came to film after touring the world for six years as a member of the rock group The Polyphonic Spree. Pioneer marked his first narrative project; however, he cut his teeth as a successful commercial producer and director, and together with Lowery has also helmed a number of acclaimed music videos for artists such as School Of Seven Bells, Sarah Jaffe, and Okkervil River. He is a recipient of a 2011 Sundance Creative Producing Fellowship for his work on Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and was just named one of Variety's 10 Producers to watch, along with his producing partner James M. Johnston. He currently has two films in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival:Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Producer, and UpStream Color, Co-Producer. Twitter
SAILOR BEAR
Sailor Bear was formed when longtime friends and collaborators, Johnston, Halbrooks and Lowery joined forces to produce the critically acclaimed short film Pioneer which won the Grand Jury Prize at seven film festivals around the world including Festival Internacional de Cortos FIB (Spain) and South by Southwest Film Festival (USA). In 2011 the team was honored to have their newest feature project AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS included in the esteemed Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. Johnston and Halbrooks for the Creative Producing Fellowship and Lowery for the Screenwriting Labs. Ain't Them Bodies Saints is set to premier in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in competition. Next up the team is attached to produce LISTEN UP, PHILIP by writer/director Alex Ross Perry (The Color Wheel) and they are developing several of their own original scripts.
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#cannes13 AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS premier. Moments after the lights went up David, Rooney, and Casey were encouraged to stand and accept the ovations of the packed theater.
Casey, Rooney, and David doing that press before our #Cannes13 premier of AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS.
Yeehaw! Texas in France. We’re so proud for AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS to be a part of The 52nd Semaine de la Critique. #cannes http://bit.ly/10tICHv
The greatest agent ever Craig Kestel, flanked by two amazing talents - Ryan Coogler and @davidpatricklowery #sundance
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AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS
- AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS
Written and Directed by David LoweryStarring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben FosterProduced by James M. Johnston, Toby Halbrooks, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen and Amy KaufmanAIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS tells the story of Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, two young outlaws who are brought down by the authorities in the hills of Texas. Four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out across the countryside to find Ruth and the daughter he's never met - unaware that Ruth has set her past behind her and struck up a relationship with a lawman who is tied to their violent past.AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS will premier in competition at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday January 20th at 12:15pm. Go here for more information and screening times.
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PIONEER
- PioneerShort FilmWritten and Directed by David LoweryProduced by Toby Halbrooks and James M. JohnstonStaring Will Oldham and Myles BrooksA father tells his son the most epic bedtime story ever.Trailer:Pioneer premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. It went on to play dozens of festivals around the world and garnered jury prizes at seven film festivals including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative short at SXSW Film Festival.Pioneer will be available for online VOD in the near future.
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ST. NICK
- ST. NICKFeature FilmWritten and Directed by David LoweryProduced by James M. JohnstonExec. Producer Adam Donagheyco-Producer Toby HalbrooksStarring Tucker Sears, Savanna Sears, Barlow Jacobs, Andrew Sensenig, Laura Stone and Mara Lee Miller.ST. NICK is the story of a brother and sister on the run. They've left their home for some unknown reason and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned country house and, for a brief, happy period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.Trailer:Excerpt:
St. Nick was released theatrically in the spring of 2011.DVD/VOD is forthcoming.
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