Following critical acclaim from its World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Dogwoof acquired the UK rights from MTV Documentary Films, who are releasing PREDATORS in theatres across the USA starting on 19th September.
PREDATORS will open in UK cinemas 14th November
Directed by David Osit (Mayor, Thank You For Playing), PREDATORS is a chilling, edge of your seat documentary that delves into the murk of human nature to observe hunter, predator, subject and spectator alike, all ensnared in a complicated web of entertainment as far as the eye can see.
A cultural sensation from its inception in the early 2000s, Dateline NBC’s candid-camera investigative series To Catch a Predator ensnared sex offenders and lured them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and arrested while cameras rolled. The show was a hit and transformed its host Chris Hansen into a moral crusader and TV star, while spawning a worldwide industry of imitators and vigilantes. But, why did audiences watch so voraciously — and why do audiences continue to devour its web-based, clickbait-driven offshoots?
Looking back on the show and the countless franchises it spawned, filmmaker David Osit turns his camera on journalists, actors, law enforcers, academics, and ultimately himself, to trace America’s obsession with watching people at their lowest.
PREDATORS is directed, produced, edited and filmed by David Osit, also produced by Jamie Gonçalves (Dos Estaciones) and Kellen Quinn (Academy Award® nominee, Sugarcane) and edited by Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani. Music by Tim Hecker. Executive Produced by Jennifer Ollman and Co-Executive Produced by Arthur Bradford and Chad Beck. The film is presented by Sweet Relief Productions in association with Rosewater Pictures.
A highly-provocative and thought-provoking must-see, PREDATORS releases to UK cinemas on 14th November
