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Ross McElwee’s Remake Sets July U.S. Theatrical Launch

Using decades of father‑and‑son home footage, McElwee confronts grief as he revisits his place in nonfiction cinema.

Overview

  • Trailers and posters for Remake were released this week and Music Box Films will open the film in New York on July 10 with a Los Angeles run the following week before a national rollout.
  • Remake assembles decades of footage shot by McElwee and his late son Adrian to examine their relationship and the ways the camera shaped their bond.
  • Music Box Films also acquired McElwee’s Sherman’s March and will premiere a 4K restoration in New York on July 3 and in Los Angeles on July 17.
  • McElwee wrote that he made Remake after reviewing home movies following Adrian’s 2016 death as an effort both to hold onto his son and to let him go.
  • Festival reception, including a reported prize at Venice, and early critical framing of the film as intensely personal have driven attention ahead of the midsummer theatrical releases.