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Gravitas Ventures Acquires Worldwide Rights For Citizen Soldier

GRAVITAS VENTURES ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS FOR CITIZEN SOLDIER AND DANGER CLOSE AND TAKES FOREIGN RIGHTS TO THE HORNETS NEST

BROAD GREEN PICTURES TO HANDLE PHYSICAL RIGHTS

The team behind the critically acclaimed immersive war film THE HORNET’S NEST returns with a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of war

LOS ANGELES (May 27, 2016) – Gravitas Ventures, in conjunction with Broad Green Pictures, today announced the acquisition of real life war dramas CITIZEN SOLDIER, DANGER CLOSE, and THE HORNETS NEST. Directed by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud of Strong Eagle Media (SEM), CITIZEN SOLDIER will release on August 30, 2016: globally on VOD through Gravitas and domestically on Blu-ray and DVD through Broad Green Pictures.  DANGER CLOSE is in production and will release in 2017.

CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the "Thunderbirds.” Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of the war. As a real life, modern day “Band of Brothers”, they demonstrate bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions, embodying one of the fundamental pillars of the warrior ethos: to never leave a fallen comrade behind. Using unprecedented footage from multiple cameras, and with no judgment or political point of view, CITIZEN SOLDIER immerses viewers using 100% real footage and details exactly what these members of the National Guard are going through on the front lines.

“In making the film, CITIZEN SOLDIER, we wanted the audience to feel the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, witness real valor under the most hellish of conditions,” said co-directors David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud. “This 100% real life contemporary “Band of Brothers” story immerses viewers in the Soldiers experience, with no judgment or political point of view, unveiling a team of ordinary men and women coming together under extraordinary circumstances.”

“Working with these filmmakers has personal significance for me and we’re thrilled to be working on these important films,” said Gravitas President and Army Veteran Michael Murphy.  “Each picture is unique in story and voice and so from a distribution standpoint we’re excited about our comprehensive strategy for the entire body of work. 

CITIZEN SOLDIER is produced by David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud, Bert Bedrosian and Eran Harrill of SEM, with partner Wendy R. Anderson executive producing, in association with Charlie Anderson and Mike Camello from Charlie Mike Productions and John Brenkus, Jason Mergott and Frank Sinton from BASE Productions.

For more information on the film, please visit:

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.citizensoldierfilm.com/

About Broad Green Pictures:

Broad Green Pictures is a feature film financing, production and distribution company founded by Gabriel and Daniel Hammond in 2014. The fully-integrated movie studio provides filmmakers with unparalleled development support, production infrastructure, and marketing resources to execute their vision from script to screen. Through collaborative partnerships with both rising talent and established filmmakers, Broad Green shares incredible stories with the widest possible audiences, pushing boundaries and taking creative risks.  The studio’s upcoming slate includes The Infiltrator, Amazon’s The Neon Demon, Bad Santa 2, a co-production with Miramax, Ain’t No Half Steppin and Villa Capri. The studio will also release Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time and his untitled project starring Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Michael Fassbender. Previously released films includeA Walk in the Woods, the critically-acclaimed 99 Homes, I Smile Back, Learning to Drive,Knight of Cups and The Dark Horse. Broad Green Pictures online:

Website: broadgreen.com

Facebook: Facebook.com/broadgreen

Twitter: Twitter.com/broadgreen

Instagram: Instagram.com/broadgreen  

About Gravitas Ventures:

Gravitas Ventures is a leading all rights distributor of independent cinema. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with more than 500 content partners, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over 100 million homes. Their most recent releases include Jonathan Hock’s “Fastball,” Colin Hanks’ “All Things Must Pass,” “Being Evel” from Academy Award® winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville, “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of,” and “Barney Thomson” starring Robert Carlyle and Emma Thompson. For more information, please visit gravitasventures.com and follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and @gravitasventures on Instagram.

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