Gravitas Ventures Lands Hot Docs Pic ‘The Gig Is Up’; Burbank Film Festival Fetes Bridges Family; ‘The Manson Brothers’ & ‘Samantha Rose’ Dates – Film Briefs
Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. rights to The Gig Is Up, Shannon Walsh’s feature documentary that explores the real costs of the controversial gig economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. The deal comes after London-based sales outfit Dogwoof acquired world rights at the European Film Market. Gravitas will now release the film October 8 in theaters and on-demand.