Arts Alliance America has picked up jazz docu “Chops,” which follows a group of talented high school musicians as they make their way up the competish circuit from Jacksonville, Fla., to Gotham’s Lincoln Center.
Feel-good docu about the highs and lows of competish and puberty is expected to open in five to eight markets in early fall, and the distrib also aims to reach high school students via localized screenings.
Deal for domestic rights includes DVD and TV and is said to be valued at about $225,000. TV offers are under consideration.
“Chops” debuted last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and it was purchased a month after the fest ended.
Project’s genesis lay in filmmaker Bruce Broder observing his own son in a middle school jazz combo as he moved up the ladder in high school.
Film was made in association with Winnercomm and exec produced by Tim Cremin. Chip Rives, Joe Carmody and Warren Skeels produced.
Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment brokered the deal with Craig Emanuel of Loeb and Loeb for Arts Alliance America (formerly Hart Sharp Video).
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