Sundance 2015: Oscar® Winner Julia Roberts to do a Feature Remake of Slamdance Doc Sensation "Batkid Begins..."

Friday, January 23, 2015 – Park City, UT - As the excitement revs up in Park City, Submarine announced today that Julia Roberts is attached to the remake rights to the new documentary BATKID BEGINS: THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD – A DANA NACHMAN FILM on the eve of its world premiere at Slamdance Film Festival.

Roberts, who will produce with partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill through their Red Om Films banner, is attached to star in the feature remake of the real life story about how a Make-A-Wish event for Miles – a 5 year old boy diagnosed with leukemia - wanting to be Batman for a day turned into not only a citywide spectacle with over 25,000 San Francisco residents coming out to participate, but a worldwide phenomenon on social media with nearly 2 billion participants thanks to Mashable, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others.

The documentary’s director, Dana Nachman, will serve as Executive Producer along with Josh and Dan Braun of Submarine under Submarine’s new remake label Sub/Version that is launching at Sundance.  BATKID BEGINS: THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD – A DANA NACHMAN FILM is Sub/Version’s first project.

"It's thrilling to me that Ms. Roberts and her team watched our film and were so moved by it that they want to dedicate their time and creative capital to make sure the widest audience possible will know and love Miles’ story and the spirit of this intimate special event that went global, as much as we do," says filmmaker Nachman.

CAA, which brought the project to Roberts, brokered the deal with Sub/Version and will represent the package.

BATKID BEGINS:  THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD – A DANA NACHMAN FILM will have its world premiere this Saturday, January 24 at noon in Park City at Slamdance Film Festival 2015, and all distribution rights for the documentary are currently available worldwide.  For more info: www.batkidbegins.com

News: "Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World" going to Slamdance!

"Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World," the official Batkid documentary, will have its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival, which runs from January 23rd – January 29th in Park City, Utah

The Film’s director, Dana Nachman, couldn’t be more honored to have been selected for Slamdance, which is known to showcase bold and daring films.

The documentary goes behind the scenes on the day that Miles Scott, a.k.a. Batkid, saved the city while touching the hearts of millions around the world.  Miles, five years old at the time, was given the chance to dress up as his favorite superhero.  The film explores Mile’s story, featuring exclusive interviews with he and his family on their farm in Northern California. Audiences will also hear from key members of the small team that planned the wish as they tell the roller coaster story of how a modest goal of 200 people witnessing a child’s dream evolved to take over an entire city and the internet.

Dana Nachman has won numerous prizes including 3 Emmy Awards, The Edward R Murrow Award, The Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Washington DC Independent Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Cinequest Film Festival.  She has received more than a dozen grants for her work including grants from the Tribeca Institute, Fledgling Fund.

Her films Witch Hunt (2008), Love Hate Love (2011), and The Human Experiment (2013) have premiered and screened at the Toronto, Tribeca, IDFA, AFI and Cinequest Film Festivals.

See the trailer for "Batkid" below.



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Raymond Lo