Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary

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World Premiere

USA, Denmark | 94 MINUTES | English |

BEYOND THE BRICK: A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY

Documentary
LEGO® bricks have captured imaginations for generations, and today, the community of builders is bigger than ever: Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) display their latest creations at Brick Conventions, self-proclaimed Master Builders create entire worlds out of the modular bricks, and a corporate design team plans the Times Square unveiling of the largest LEGO model ever created. Directed by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge and Oscar- nominee Kief Davidson, Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary playfully delves into the extraordinary impact of the LEGO brick , its massive global fan base, and the innovative uses for it that have sprung up around the world. Junge and Davidson’s delightful survey of boundless and surprising creativity will inspire audiences of all ages rediscover their inner child.

-Ian Hollander

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Daniel Junge and Kief Davidson

Daniel Junge is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, whose films have collected accolades from a variety of prestigious film festivals. Junge made his feature-length directorial debut with Chiefs (2002), which premiered at the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival, where it won Best Documentary. Kief Davidson is an Oscar-nominated director who whose films include the 2013 Academy Award®-nominee Open Heart (2013), AFI Film Festival-winner Kassim the Dream (2008), and Tribeca Film Festival-winner and DGA Nominee The Devils’ Miner (2005).
Director
Daniel Junge, Kief Davidson
Screenwriter
Daniel Junge, Davis Coombe, Kief Davidson
Producer
Brendan Kiernan, Justin Moore-Lewy, Chris Brown
Editor
Darrin Roberts, Davis Coombe, Tiffany Hauck, Inbal Lessner, Chad Herschberger, Marco Jacubowicz
Associate Producer
Andrew Oppenheimer
Cinematographer
Robert Muratore, Tony Molina, Luke Geissbuhler, Aaron Phillips, Shana Hagan
Executive Producer
Jim Packer, Bob Lewis, Jill Wilfert
Composer
John Jennings Boyd
Co-Producer
Lee Clay, Molly Tait, Davis Coombe, Chad Herschberger
Animator
Tommy Williamson

CONTACTS

Print Source
Chad Herschberger
Milkhaus
Denver, 80205
Phone: 303 993 2553
smitty@themilkhaus.com
International Sales Contact
Anthony Romano
GEM
New York , 10022
Phone: 212 582 3400
aromano@gemny.com
Print Source
Davis Coombe
Alphabase LLC
Denver, 80205
Phone: 303 993 2553
davis@themilkhaus.com
US Sales Contact
Josh Braun
Submarine Entertainment
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212 625 1410
josh@submarine.com
Press Contact
Chalena Cadenas
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 646 722 9034
ccadenas@tribecafilmfestival.org