OSCILLOSCOPE EXPLORES LIFE “AFTER TILLER” // Acclaimed Doc Set For Awards Qualifying and Theatrical Release
By Oscilloscope
(New York, NY) February 15, 2013—Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Martha Shane’s and Lana Wilson’s directorial debut AFTER TILLER. The film premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival to universal acclaim. It is scheduled to screen next at True/False Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri. O-scope plans a nationwide theatrical release for the film followed by video-on-demand, digital, and home entertainment formats.
AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients.
O-Scope’s Dan Berger and David Laub said, “Martha and Lana have created a moving and unique exploration of one of the most incendiary topics of our time, and they’ve done so in an informative, thought-provoking, and compassionate way. We were so impressed with their ability to present such a controversial issue with such respect and complexity, allowing the film to resonate equally for people both for and against the procedure.”
The filmmakers, Martha Shane and Lana Wilson said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Oscilloscope, and look forward to launching the film with them. We made AFTER TILLER to shed more light, rather than more heat, on this issue, and know that Oscilloscope’s smart, sensitive approach will get it out to the widest audience possible.”
The film was written by Shane, Wilson, and Greg O’Toole and produced by Shane and Wilson. David Laub and Dan Berger of O-scope negotiated the deal with Cinetic Media on behalf of the filmmakers.