Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing Buys ‘Mars One,’ Brazil’s Oscar Entry

Ava DuVernay’s distribution banner Array Releasing has purchased “Mars One,” Gabriel Martins’ movie which represents Brazil within the Oscar race.

The movie world premiered at Sundance and can debut on choose screens and on Netflix starting Jan. 5. Array Releasing has nabbed the movie for distribution within the U.S., Canada, the U.Okay., Australia and New Zealand.

“Mars One” revolves across the Martins, a lower-middle-class Black household who’re dwelling within the margins of a significant Brazilian metropolis. A far-right extremist president has simply been inaugurated, and the Martins really feel the pressure of their new actuality because the political mud settles. Tércia, the mom, thinks she’s cursed after an sudden encounter. Her husband places all of his hopes into the soccer profession of their son who secretly aspiring to check astrophysics and colonize Mars. In the meantime, their older daughter falls in love with a younger lady and ponders whether or not it’s time to go away house.

“Gabriel Martins has created an emotionally-layered drama in his first solo function directorial debut,” mentioned Tilane Jones, Array president. “Array is proud to distribute ‘Mars One,’ which marks the primary time Brazil has chosen a movie from a Black Brazilian director to symbolize the nation on the Oscars for greatest Worldwide function,” Jones continued.

Following its premiere at Sundance, “Mars One” received the Grand Jury Prize for Excellent Worldwide Narrative Characteristic at Outfest Los Angeles, and the Jury Award for Finest Characteristic Narrative at BlackStar Movie Pageant, amongst others.

“Mars One” was produced by Thiago Macêdo Correia of Filmes de Plástico. The acquisition was negotiated by Gordon Bobb of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein, and Lezcano on behalf of Array, and Austin Kennedy of Magnolia Photos Worldwide on behalf of Mars One.