Strand Releasing is a theatrical distribution company founded in 1989 and is based in Culver City, California. The company has distributed over 300 auteur-driven titles from acclaimed international and American directors such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Gregg Araki, François Ozon, Jean-Luc Godard, Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Fatih Akin, Aki Kaurismaki, Claude Miller, Manoel de Oliveira, Gaspar Noe, Andre Techine and Terence Davies.
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) by Héctor Babenco
The Graduate (1967) by Mike Nichols
Faster Pussycat Kill Kill (1965) by Russ Meyer
Contempt (1963) by Jean-Luc Godard
Bad Actress (2011) executive produced by Marcus Hu and Jon Gerrans
Slipstream (2007)
Psycho Beach Party (2000)
Innocence (2000)
Just One Time (1999) executive produced by Marcus Hu
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) executive produced by Marcus Hu
Latin Boys Go To Hell (1997)
Hustler White (1996)
Frisk (1995)
Mod Fuck Explosion (1994) executive produced by Marcus Hu
Grief (1993) executive produced by Marcus Hu
The Living End (1992)
Mala Mala (2014) by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles
Lilting (2014) by Hong Khaou
The Way He Looks (2014) by Daniel Ribiero
Noordzee, Texas (2012) by Bavo Defurne
L.A. Zombie (2010) by Bruce LaBruce
Hideaway (2009) by François Ozon
Otto (2008) by Bruce LaBruce
Before I Forget (2007) by Jacques Nolot
Saturn in Opposition (2007) by Ferzan Özpetek
The Witnesses (2007) by Andre Techine
The Bubble (2006) by Eytan Fox
Time to Leave (2005) by François Ozon
The Dying Gaul (2005) by Craig Lucas
Mysterious Skin (2004) by Gregg Araki
Party Monster (2003) by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey
Son Frere (2003) by Patrice Chéreau
Yossi and Jagger (2002) by Eytan Fox
Porn Theater (2002) by Jacques Nolot
Burnt Money (2002) by Marcelo Piñeyro
Princesa (2001) by Henrique Goldman
His Secret Life (2001) by Ferzan Özpetek
Lan Yu (2001) by Stanley Kwan
Borstal Boy (2000) by Peter Sheridan
101 Rent Boys (2000) by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey
Skin Flick (1999) by Bruce LaBruce
Criminal Lovers (1999) by François Ozon
Show Me Love (1998) by Lukas Moodysson
Macho Dancer (1998) by Lino Brocka
Head On (1998) by Ana Kokkinos
Edge of Seventeen (1998) by David Moreton
Steam (1997) by Ferzan Özpetek
The Delta (1996) by Ira Sachs
Hustler White (1996) by Bruce LaBruce
Stonewall (1995) by Nigel Finch
Wild Reeds (1994) by Andre Techine
Totally F***ed Up (1993) by Gregg Araki
Super 8½ (1993) by Bruce LaBruce
No Skin Off My Ass (1993) by Bruce LaBruce
The Living End (1992) by Gregg Araki
Swoon (1992) by Tom Kalin
Young Soul Rebels (1991) by Isaac Julien
Looking for Langston (1989) by Isaac Julien
Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987) by Gregg Araki
Honors and awards
Strand Releasing was honored with a four-week retrospective in 1999 at the New York Museum of Modern Art. The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Outfest, honored Strand Releasing with a lifetime achievement award in 2002. In 2009, MOMA honored Strand Releasing with "Carte Blanche" a 20-year retrospective honoring select filmmakers from the Strand roster including Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Fatih Akin, François Ozon and Jacques Nolot, adding their films into the MOMA permanent collection. In 2009, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, the Provincetown International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival also honored Strand Releasing with lifetime achievement awards.
