KNUCKLE Packs a Punch at Sundance
Ian Palmer's powerful documentary KNUCKLE has wooed critics and buyers alike this week at the Sundance Film Festival.Revolver Entertainment snapped up the Irish and U.K. rights for the film while ContentFilm International bought all foreign rights (excluding the UK) and will sell the documentary at the European Film Market at the Berlinale next month. The film should now see a UK/Irish cinema release later this year.
The film which follows an epic 12-year journey into the world of an Irish traveller community and their brutal bare-knuckle fighting lives has been the talk of the festival, particularly with industry players vying for remake rights. On Monday, HBO neared a deal which would see Rough House Pictures and the documentary's producers Rise Films remake KNUCKLE into a TV drama series for the popular US channel.
The Irish short film SMALL CHANGE directed by Cathy Brady and the Irish-Scottish co-production PERFECT SENSE are also screening all week.
ABOUT KNUCKLE
KNUCKLE was produced by Teddy Leifer for Rise Films and Ian Palmer for Seafield with finance from the IFB and BBC Storyville. Screen Daily said that KNUCKLE was "Impressively and compulsively shot.... a fascinating glimpse into a world kept usually very private".