Elise Salomon
Elise Salomon's first feature (Producer), Paper Heart, stars Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera and Jake M. Johnson. Paper Heart premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and won the prestigious Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film received a theatrical release with Overture Films 2009. Her second feature (Co-Producer), Smashed, stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Octavia Spencer, Kyle Gallner and Mary Kay Place. Smashed premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and was awarded the Special Jury Prize for producing. The film was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics 2012. Elise's directorial debut, Los Wild Ones, is a documentary on the record label, Wild Records. Los Wild Ones was one of eight films selected to premiere in Competition at SXSW 2013. The film was awarded Best Feature Documentary 2013 Phoenix Film Festival, Best Feature 2013 Reel Indie Film Festival, Official Selection, IDFA 2013 and Best Documentary and Audience Award, JDIFF 2014. Gravitas Ventures picked up the rights for both a domestic and international release in 2016. The film is available on many platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Walmart and Youtube.