Magnolia Pictures announced that they have acquired North American rights to Sundance Film Festival world premiere THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, the feature directorial debut of NYC documentarian John Wilson, best known for his acclaimed HBO series How To with John Wilson.
The film was lauded by audiences and critics in Park City, and Magnolia is planning a theatrical release later this year.
Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world’s most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. To tell this seemingly drab story, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to increase his movie’s appeal.
Wilson said:
Magnolia has long championed artistic and unconventional filmmaking, so it’s a real honor to have THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE join that legacy.
This is a film that was always meant to be experienced collectively, and I can’t wait for audiences to discover it in a real-life movie theater. Despite what the title might suggest, it’s also a great date movie!
Directed by John Wilson, THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE is produced by John Wilson, Clark Filio, Shirel Kozak, Allie Viti. Executive producers are Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle. Co-producer is Francis Carr Jr. Edited by Cori Wapnowska.