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On this site you will find details of our past film production, direct sales info,
who we are, what we've got in development plus bits about our heros.
AFTER 40 YEARS - OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
Indie U.S. distributor Muscle Distribution has picked up rights to our legendary left field feature GOING DOWN. The new 4K restoration launches theatrically in New York May 9, with other cities to follow.
After forty years, an email out of the blue has GOING DOWN finding a new audience. The email was from U.S. indie film distributor Muscle Distribution whose CEO Liz Purchell had found a VHS copy of the film in the remainders bin of a New York video shop. Fuzzy and faded as it was she fell in love with it. She really understood the picture. She got that it’s a movie for and about young women. Her company wanted distribution rights and they wanted to start with cinemas.
As luck would have it, at the same time, a couple of Australian industry angels were in the process of restoring the film to its former glory. Josh Pomeranz and his team at Spectrum Films and Peter Richards from The Grainery had pitched in their skills and services to bring the film back to life. Both liked the movie and remembered it fondly from its original local release.
Muscle Distribution CEO Purchell says she thinks the movie will resonate with young American audiences, “the relationships between the four girls and their concerns about life are universal”. Preview response has been strong and bookings from other U.S. cities are coming in. The film, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, has never had a U.S. release. Details as we get closer to May 9.
A Smart St. Taster
Here's a taster of a few of the films we have on DVD. They're high quality mainly Australian and hard to find. They're all available from our catalogue
This CD is the last recording by guitar legend Ross Hannaford before he died. Featuring ten tracks of his unique stylings.
Ross' musical maturity is on show for all to see. This solo album is a unique insight into his love of Reggae and the spare approach to playing. This is the man they say plays the spaces. Less is ore with Hanna.
For the last 45 years we've shot films all round the world on a wide variety of subjects. From sport to politics and art we have a unique library of moving and still images. We make these available to filmmakers and private individuals for use in other films or just to own personally. In particular our extraordinary range of surveillance films and photographs are a unique resource.
For HD movies or hand printed stills on acid free paper contact us:
enquiries@smartstreetfilms.com.au
In Development
Looted treasure, IRA terror, Dandies, Winston Churchill, Zombies, show biz scoundrels and aunt Mabel's millions.
LOOTED
We've got a wide ranging slate in development.READ MORE
Terry Southern
writer
The Hippest Guy On The Planet
Dr. Strangelove, Candy, Magic Christian, Easyrider you name it Terry Southern had a profound influence on American cinema and our understanding of the absurdity of life.
