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Foundation date 1 january 1968

The Cinema Guild Inc. was established by Philip and Mary-Ann Hobel, producers known for their work in documentaries and features, including the film Tender Mercies.

Since 1968, the Cinema Guild has been a distributor of both documentary and fiction films (narrative features and shorts), offering distribution in all markets, including educational, non-theatrical, theatrical, television, cable, internet, and home video.

The Cinema Guild launched its own home video brand in March 2009. The company released its first Blu-ray, Marwencol in 2011.

Internationally acclaimed filmmakers who have released films through The Cinema Guild include Claire Denis, Jacques Rivette, Agnès Varda, Pedro Costa, Béla Tarr, Hong Sang-soo, Alexander Sokurov, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

The distributor has also worked with such U.S.-based independent filmmakers as Andrew Bujalski, Jem Cohen, and Matthew Porterfield.
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Filmography of The Cinema Guild (27 films)

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24 City
24 City (2008)
, 1h52
Directed by Jia Zhang-ke (贾樟柯)
Genres Drama, Documentary
Actors Joan Chen, Zhao Tao, Lü Liping, Chen Jianbin

Une cité ouvrière est détruite au profit d’un complexe d’appartements de luxe.
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2008)
, 1h27
Directed by Ellen Kuras
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about families, Films about immigration, Documentaire sur une personnalité

It is about an immigrant from Laos living in New York. The film centres on the families flight from Laos after the United States Secret War in Laos and the difficulty of assimilating into American life. Cultural obstacles encountered are presented through the medium of the break-up of the narrators' family, culminating in the death of a family member linked to gang warfare.
Trinidad
Trinidad (2008)
, 1h26
Directed by PJ Raval
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film

Dr. Stanley Biber began conducting sex reassignment therapy in Trinidad, Colorado, in 1969. Dr. Marci Bowers, a former patient of Biber, took over his practice after his death. Trinidad focuses on Bowers and two of her patients at different stages of their transition from male to female.
Journey of a Red Fridge
Journey of a Red Fridge (2007)
, 52minutes
Genres Documentary

Journey of a Red Fridge is a story of a 17-year-old boy named Hari Rai, who lives in a small village in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, and his extraordinary journey. Hari is a student. However, he also works as a porter so that he could pay for his tuition and cover his living expenses. Although very young, he already has three years of experience carrying loads up and down the mountain, mostly tourists' backpacks. This time, he gets a job to carry a huge red refrigerator from the top of the mountain, to the nearest town.
Afghan Muscles
Afghan Muscles (2006)
, 59minutes
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports

Following the 2001 United States-led invasion and the overthrow of the Taliban government, bodybuilding has enjoyed a renaissance in Afghanistan. The film follows the lives of two Afghan bodybuilding champions, Hamidullah Shirzai and Noorulhoda Shirzad, who are part of the national team training for the 2004 Mr. Asia competition in Bahrain. Although the men enjoy celebrity status in their country, their training is hampered by a lack of financial support, problems in gaining access to the bodybuilding supplements and professional guidance that would improve their competitive performances, and the ongoing military conflict across Afghanistan. Hamid also has the added burden of being nagged by his father to settle down and marry and by the abrupt withdrawal of support by a gym owner who once encouraged his progress. The Afghan national team arrives in Bahrain for the Mr. Asia event, but the more flamboyant competitors from other countries overshadow them.
The Gay Marriage Thing
The Gay Marriage Thing (2005)
, 47minutes
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, LGBT-related films, Same-sex marriage in film, LGBT-related film

“The Gay Marriage Thing” follows Gayle and Lorre, thirtysomething college sweethearts who marked their 15th anniversary a year after the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled a ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
The Young Lieutenant
The Young Lieutenant (2005)
, 1h53
Directed by Xavier Beauvois
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jalil Lespert, Nathalie Baye, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey, Jacques Perrin, Xavier Beauvois

The title character is Antoine Derouere, a young man from the provinces who has just graduated from the police academy. Antoine joins the force in Paris and is assigned to the city's busiest precinct.
The Interview
The Interview (1998)
, 1h44
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Hugo Weaving, Tony Martin, Aaron Jeffery, Michael Caton, Peter McCauley, Leverne McDonnell

Eddie Rodney Fleming a récemment perdu sa femme et son travail. Il est arrêté par deux inspecteurs qui l'emmènent en salle d'interrogatoire pour le questionner au sujet d'une voiture volée. Alors que l'interrogatoire devient de plus en plus agressif, il apparaît que l'inspecteur Steele et son adjoint Prior soupçonnent Fleming d'être un tueur en série et que les deux policiers sont eux-mêmes surveillés à leur insu par les affaires internes.
East of Hope Street
East of Hope Street (1998)

Origin USA
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Judy Herrera, Tim Russ

East of Hope Street tells the real-life coming of age story of Alicia Montalvo, a teenage Salvadoran refugee caught up in the labyrinthine Los Angeles child protection system. Alicia struggles to survive the abuses of home, the inner city, and an overburdened social system in a Los Angeles most people never see.