Willa (company) explained
Willa (stylized in all caps) is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by Elizabeth Woodward. The company has produced and distributed You Resemble Me (2021), Another Body (2023) and La cocina (2024).
History
In 2021 Willa produced You Resemble Me, directed by Dina Amer and executive-produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Alma Har'el, Riz Ahmed and Claire Denis.[1] [2] Willa moved into distribution after the film hadn't received a meaningful distribution offer and passes due to its subject matter.[3] [4]
In 2023, Willa produced and co-distributed with Utopia Another Body, a documentary revolving around a college student finding deepfake pornography of herself online.[5]
Additionally, Willa has produced the short films Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go for PBS,[6] Merci Poppy and F*ck That Guy directed by Hanna Gray Organschi.[7]
Filmography
2020s
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|
| November 4, 2022 | You Resemble Me | |
| October 20, 2023 | Another Body | co-distribution with Utopia |
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Upcoming
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|
| October 25, 2024 | La cocina | [8] |
| TBA | The Boy with the Light Blue Eyes | [9] |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed, Alma Har'el Produced 'You Resemble Me': Watch First Trailer for Dina Amer's Festival Favorite Film (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Naman. Ramachandran. October 21, 2022. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: Claire Denis Boards Dina Amer’s ‘You Resemble Me’ as Radicalization Drama Gets French Release (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Nick. Vivarelli. May 31, 2024. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: "We Had Made This Film Against All Odds… Why Not Take On This Last Chapter of the Film’s Journey Ourselves?": You Resemble Me Producer Elizabeth Woodward on Embracing Self-Distribution. Filmmaker. Elizabeth. Woodward. November 4, 2022. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: "We are Proving the Market Wrong and Hopefully Inspiring Other Filmmakers": Writer/Director Dina Amer on Bringing You Resemble Me to Screen. Filmmaker. Dina. Amer. November 4, 2022. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: Utopia Buys U.S. Rights to 'Another Body,' SXSW Prizewinning Documentary About Threat of Deepfake Pornography (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Elsa. Keslassy. August 18, 2023. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go. ITVS. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: HollyShorts 2024: Interviews with Jessica Barr on “Tight,” Louisa Connolly-Burnham on “Sister Wives,” Hanna Gray Organschi on “Merci, Poppy,” and Andrew Nadkarni and Nalini Nadkarni on “Between Earth & Sky. Cinema Femme. Rebecca. Martin. August 2, 2024. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: Distributor Willa Sets October Release for Berlin Festival Hit ‘La Cocina’ Starring Rooney Mara. Variety. Carole. Horst. August 26, 2024. August 26, 2024.
- Web site: Willa, Astrakan, Cold Iron Join Argonauts to Produce ‘The Boy With the Light Blue Eyes’ by Thanasis Neofotistos (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Leo. Barraclough. January 23, 2024. August 26, 2024.
