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Foundation date 1 january 1989

Strand Releasing is a theatrical distribution company founded in 1989 and is based in Culver City, California. The company has distributed over 300 auteur-driven titles from acclaimed international and American directors such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Gregg Araki, François Ozon, Jean-Luc Godard, Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Fatih Akin, Aki Kaurismaki, Claude Miller, Manoel de Oliveira, Gaspar Noe, Andre Techine and Terence Davies.

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A Secret
A Secret
(2007)
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Filmography of Strand Releasing (83 films)

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Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century (2006)
, 1h45
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion
Actors Jenjira Pongpas

Portrait contemporain critique sociologique de la modernisation de la Thaïlande et des syndromes du siècle, à travers les souvenirs d'enfance du réalisateur dans le monde des hôpitaux de ses parents tous deux médecins :
The Dying Gaul
The Dying Gaul (2005)
, 1h45
Directed by Craig Lucas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Animation
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Robin Bartlett, Kelli O'Hara

In 1995 Hollywood, novice screenwriter Robert Sandrich has written an autobiographical script inspired by his lover's death by AIDS-related cerebral tuberculosis. It impresses both studio executive Jeffrey Tishop and his wife Elaine, but for commercial reasons Jeffrey is willing to greenlight the project only if Robert changes his protagonist from Maurice to Maggie and shifts the focus of his plot from gay to straight people. Robert initially refuses to compromise his principles, but when Jeffrey threatens to make the film without his participation, he decides to accept the $1 million paycheck he's been offered and make the requested edits.
The Reception
The Reception (2005)
, 1h20
Origin USA
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Darien Sills-Evans

It is a drama set in wintry upstate New York. Hoping to cash in on an inheritance, Sierra (Margaret Burkwit) and her husband Andrew (Darien Sills-Evans) arrive at her mother's Jeannette's home only to discover resentful Jeannette (played by Pamela Holden Stewart) and her companion, the African-American artist Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims). Because the gay Martin is unable to satisfy her sexually, Jeannette takes to embarrassing him whenever she's drunk, yet Martin takes the abuse in strides.
Cockles and Muscles
Cockles and Muscles (2005)
, 1h33
Directed by Olivier Ducastel, Robert Guédiguian, Jacques Martineau
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes La provence, Films about sexuality, Le thème des vacances, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Jean-Marc Barr, Gilbert Melki, Jacques Bonnaffé, Édouard Collin, Sabrina Seyvecou

Marc has inherited the house of his late aunt on the Côte d'Azur and takes the family there on for their summer holiday, leaving their home in Paris. Charly, who has never had a girlfriend, is thought to be gay by his parents and Martin, who is gay, is also staying with them. Béatrix's lover Mathieu arrives in the village and manages to sneak opportunities to be with her. When Martin goes out one night to the local gay cruising area - an old fort on a nearby hillside - Charly follows him and meets Didier. After realising he isn't gay he calls Didier for help when the hot water stops working. Didier then meets Marc and they realise how much they missed each other from when Marc used to visit the area in his youth. Throughout everyone eats lots of fruits de mer, especially Sea Violets. At the end everyone sings a song called 'Fruits de Mer', each with their preferred partner.
Loggerheads
Loggerheads (2005)
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kip Pardue, Michael Kelly, Tess Harper, Bonnie Hunt, Chris Sarandon, Michael Learned

In Asheville, Grace (Bonnie Hunt), an airport car-rental agent living with her mother (Michael Learned), quits her job and embarks on a long-delayed quest: facing the legal barriers that keep her from finding the son she gave up for adoption when she was a teenager. Across the state in Kure Beach, Mark (Kip Pardue), a young man obsessed with saving loggerhead sea turtles, meets George (Michael Kelly), a friendly motel owner with some secrets of his own, who offers him a place to stay. In the center of the state is the small town of Eden, where a minister's wife (Tess Harper) struggles to confront her conservative husband (Chris Sarandon) over their estrangement from their son.
Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker (2005)
, 1h35
Directed by Scott Coffey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Naomi Watts, Rebecca Rigg, Scott Coffey, Jennifer Syme, Mark Pellegrino, Chevy Chase

Ellie Parker is a semi-autobiographical story of an Australian actress struggling to make it in Hollywood. Ellie is young enough to still go to auditions back and forth across L.A., changing wardrobes and slapping on makeup en route, but just old enough that the future feels "more like a threat than a promise". She lives with her vacuous musician boyfriend (Mark Pellegrino), who leaves her just about as dissatisfied as any other part of her life, and has a loose definition of the word "fidelity". Helping make sense of their surreal and humiliating Hollywood existence is her best friend Sam (Rebecca Rigg), another out-of-work actress trying her hand at design, who attends acting classes with Ellie to stay sharp. When Ellie gets into a fender bender with a guy who claims he's a cinematographer (Scott Coffey), her perspective on her work and the dating world starts to change. Chevy Chase also makes an appearance in this series of Hollywood vignettes, playing Ellie's agent.
Head-On
Head-On (2004)
, 2h
Directed by Fatih Akın
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Meltem Cumbul, Hermann Lause, Demir Gökgöl, Mehmet Kurtuluş

Cahit Tomruk is a Turkish German in his 40s. He has given up on life after the death of his wife and seeks solace in cocaine and alcohol. One night, he intentionally drives his car head-on into a wall and barely survives. At the psychiatric clinic he is taken to, Sibel Güner, another Turkish German who has tried to commit suicide, approaches him. She asks Cahit to carry out a formal marriage with her so that she can break out of the strict rules of her conservative family. Cahit is initially turned off by the idea, but then he agrees to take part in the plan.
Party Monster
Party Monster (2003)
, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny, Wilmer Valderrama, Diana Scarwid, Dylan McDermott

Based on the book Disco Bloodbath, by James St. James, the film opens with Michael Alig as a small-town outcast who lived with his mom before moving to New York. Michael learns the New York party scene from James St. James, who teaches him the "rules of fabulousness", which mostly revolve around attracting as much attention to oneself as possible.
The Hebrew Hammer
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer, Grant Rosenmeyer, Mario Van Peebles, Peter Coyote, Andrew Roane Dick

The film begins with a flashback to a young Mordechai Jefferson Carver. At school, Mordechai is tormented by his fellow students and his teacher for being a Jewish child in a public school predominantly attended by Christians, and for celebrating Hanukkah while everyone else celebrates Christmas. He feels further alienated as he walks through his neighborhood and sees a seemingly endless number of Christmas decorations and window displays celebrating the holiday and announcing that Jews aren't welcome. As he lies down on the sidewalk in front of a store saying "Jews Welcome (for about 5 minutes)" and spins his dreidel to cheer himself up, Santa Claus walks by and crushes the toy under his foot, then gives Mordechai the finger.
Proteus
Proteus (2003)
, 1h40
Directed by John Greyson
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Horror, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Prison films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Neil Sandilands, Kristen Thomson, Brett Goldin

Le film s'inspire d'une histoire vraie qui s'est passée au XVIII siècle en Afrique du Sud.
A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky, Love; Your Being Love Will Never End
A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky, Love; Your Being Love Will Never End (2003)
, 1h23
Directed by Julián Hernández, Julián Hernández
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film

Not long after coming to terms with his homosexuality, 17-year-old Gerardo has broken up with his first serious boyfriend. Trying to ease his pain he has a number of casual sexual encounters in Mexico City.
Anatomy 2
Anatomy 2 (2003)
, 1h41
Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Franka Potente, Hanno Koffler, Barnaby Metschurat, Heike Makatsch, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Rosel Zech

The Heidelberg chapter of the Anti-Hippocratic Society for unrestricted medical research has been shut down, but at a prestigious Berlin hospital the society still thrives. The young neurosurgeon Jo from Duisburg gets caught up in a research group led by doctor Mueller LaRousse, who urges his students to test their progress on themselves. Jo participates in the trials to eventually help his brother, who has Muscular Dystrophy. When Jo and some of his fellow students show some reluctance, Mueller LaRousse uses alternative means to punish them before they can give up the society to Paula Henning, who is now investigating the society for the police.
Yossi & Jagger
Yossi & Jagger (2002)
, 1h7
Directed by Eytan Fox
Origin Israel
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Yehuda Levi, Ohad Knoller, Asi Cohen

Yossi (Ohad Knoller) commands a company of soldiers in the snow-covered mountains near Lebanon. In secrecy, he leads a passionate romantic relationship with his second-in-command officer, Lior (Yehuda Levi), who is called Jagger by everyone for his rock star-like handsomeness and his lip-syncing Mick Jagger.