The Eyes of Orson Welles will be screened in New York and Los Angeles before making it debut on home video as part of The Criterion Collection, according to its director.
While its U.S. acquisition by Janus Films, Criterion’s theatrical partner, was announced last July, director Mark Cousins revealed today on Twitter that the theatrical and a Criterion release was happening “soon.”
“Delighted that my film The Eyes of Orson Welles, which premiered in Cannes, gets its USA roll out soon. In theatres in NYC and LA – thank you @JanusFilms; and on disc – thank you @Criterion,” Cousins tweeted. “Will tweet dates. The world has become Wellesean.”
Criterion, which is famously tight-lipped about forthcoming projects, has not announced its release plans for The Eyes of Orson Welles.
In a recent interview to promote the book Orson Welles Portfolio. Beatrice Welles, a consultant on The Eyes of Orson Welles, said that its theatrical release was just weeks away.
At Cannes, Cousins’ documentary garnered a special-distinction commendation in the Golden Eye Documentary Award.
The film explores Welles’ life and career through a trove of paintings and sketches he created throughout his life.
London-based Dogwoof released Cousins’ film in the U.K. on Aug. 17. It is already available on DVD in Europe.
Beatrice Welles granted Cousins the exclusive rights to make a film using her father’s artwork. The two met at the 2016 Traverse Film Festival in Michigan and mapped out the project with Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine), who is an executive producer on the film.
Cousins contributed the foreword for Orson Welles Portfolio, which was written by Simon Braund and published last week by Titan Books.
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