Kindred Media Group Picks Up Jailbait"

Pitt and Guirgis portray gripping claustrophobia in award winning film being brought to screen.

West Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) September 15, 2005 -- Kindred Media Group announced today it has acquired universal distribution rights to Jailbait", to handle the films theatrical, DVD, and foreign rollouts. The film stars Michael Pitt (Last Days", The Dreamers", Dawsons Creek") and Labyrinth Theater Co. playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, who made his feature acting debut in Todd Solondzs Palindromes".

Pitt, who recently received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Kurt Cobain in Gus Van Sants Last Days," portrays a young man sentenced to a California maximum-security prison under the three-strikes law, who becomes cellmates with a man (Guirgis), convicted of murdering his wife.

The film, which features the screenwriting / directing debut of Brett C. Leonard, debuted at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival, has appeared in numerous other festivals, and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Lake Placid Film Festival. The film was produced by Dan OMeara, Brett C. Leonard, Corbin Day and Belladonnas Linda Moran & Rene Bastian.

Kindred intends to release the film theatrically in the US in April of 2006, with home video to follow shortly after the films theatrical run.

Jeffrey D. Erb, President of Kindred Media Group said, This is a captivating film that draws you in and holds you in your seat. It explores inner demons and male sexuality in the small confines of a prison cell. We look forward to exposing this film to a wide audience."

Deal was negotiated by Jeffrey D. Erb for Kindred, with Josh Braun of Sumbarine and Jonathan Gray at Spinak & Gray representing the producers.

About Kindred Media Group:

Founded in 2004, with offices in West Hollywood and Pennsylvania, Kindred Media Group is a boutique film distribution company that enables film makers to reach a wide audience both domestically and internationally. Kindred's focus extends to films that are both large studio productions as well as small independent productions, the key ingredient being quality. The company distributes all genres of film, large or specialized releases, with broad or niche audiences, theatrically, through home video, and television programming.

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