Addie Morfoot Contributor “The Bibi Files,” a documentary about Benjamin Netanyahu that features never-before-seen video of the Israeli Prime Minister being interrogated by police on corruption allegations that led to his indictment in 2019, will be available to stream on Jolt.film beginning Dec.
11. In September, Netanyahu attempted to block “The Bibi Files” from premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The doc, directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Oscar winner Alex Gibney, ultimately screened at the fest hours after a Jerusalem court rejected Netanyahu’s suit, which claimed that the film violated Israeli law by making use of unapproved interrogation footage.
Given its political nature “The Bibi Files,” not surprisingly, did not sell to any major streamers following the doc’s Sept.
9 TIFF debut. Bloom and Gibney ultimately decided to bring the film to Jolt, a direct-to-consumer film distribution platform that launched in March with Ross Kauffman’s documentary “Of Medicine and Miracles.” Recent Jolt releases include docus “Hollywoodgate” and “No One Asked You.” In December, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s Sundance 2024 doc “Gaucho Gaucho” will be available to stream on Jolt. “I’ve been interested in alternative modes of distribution because I feel like in the wake of this (corporate) consolidation, it’s desperately needed,” says Gibney, who serves on the advisory board of Jolt. “There are films, good films being made that audiences want to see and it’s as if the big players actually are interposing themselves and making it impossible for those good films to be seen by the viewers who want to see them.
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