Oscar Documentary Contender ‘House Of Hope’ Secures North American Distribution

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Oscar Documentary Contender ‘House Of Hope’ Secures North American Distribution

Jul 24, 20261 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Toronto-based distribution company New Mountain Films has acquired North American theatrical and streaming rights for Marjolein Busstra’s award-winning documentary House of Hope about a pacifist Waldorf school in the occupied West Bank. The agreement was negotiated by Khaled Sabbour, founder and CEO of New Mountain Films, and Esther van Messel and Shiran Shmerling at […]

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