Live Free Or Die
Films

About

Live Free Or Die Films is an independent feature film production company with offices in Los Angeles, Boston and Portsmouth, NH. We aim to tell honest character driven stories and strive to collaborate with kind humans.

Contact

If you need crew or vendor referrals in the New England area, reach out. We’re also full of fun facts about Big Papi. Contact us by emailing funinfo@livefreeordiefilms.com. We are not taking screenplay or project submissions at this time.

Our Films

Night Always Comes

Filmed in Portland, Oregon and starring Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Julia Fox, Eli Roth, and Randall Park. Currently in Post-Production, directed by Ben Caron and Produced by Netflix.


Suncoast

Shot in Charleston, South Carolina, Starring Woody Harrelson, Nico Parker, and Laura Linney. Directorial debut of Laura Chinn. Produced by Searchlight Pictures and streaming on Hulu.

Sundance Premiere 2024

Sundance Winner U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance

Sundance Nomination Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic


The Holdovers

Filmed in Massachusetts. Directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti, Devine Joy-Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. Released on Novemebr 23, 2023.

Oscar Winner for Best Supporting Actress

Oscar Nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Screenplay, and Film Editing

Golden Globe Winner for Best Actor, Best Performace by a Female Actress in a Supporting Role

Golden Globe Nomination for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

BAFTA Winner for Best Supporting Actress

BAFTA Nominations for Best Film, Actor, Director, and Original Screenplay

Producer’s Guild Nomination for Outstanding Producer

Director’s Guild Nomination for Outstanding Directorial Acheivement


Untitled Trey Parker and Matt Stone Project

Shot in Denver, Colorado, Directed by Trey Parker. Starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Unreleased.


Somewhere in Queens

Filmed in New York City. Directed by Ray Romano, starring Ray Romano, Lauri Metcalf, and Jacob Ward. Released on April 21, 2023.


Sound of Metal

Filmed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Directed by Darius Marder, starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci.

Oscar Winner for Best Sound, Film Editing

Oscar Nomination Best Leading Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay

BAFTA Winner for Best Sound, Film Editing

BAFTA Nominee for Best Leading Actor, Supporting Actor

Golden Globes Nominee for Best Actor – Drama

DGA Winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature-Film

Screen Actors Guild Nominee for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role

AFI Winner for Movie of the Year


Untitled Alexander Payne

Directed by Alexander Payne, starring Mads Mikkelsen. Co-production with Zentropa. After much location scouting we’re slated to film in the US, Canada, Sweden and Denmark.


Knives Out

Filmed in Massachusetts. Directed by Rian Johnson, starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Frank Oz and Christopher Plummer.

Oscar Nomination for Best Screenplay.

Golden Globe Nomination for Best Film.

Producer’s Guild Nomination for Outstanding Producers.

97% Rotten Tomatoes


Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile

Filmed in Ohio and Kentucky. Based on a novel written from the perspective of Ted Bundy's longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer. Directed by Joe Berlinger starring Zac Efron, Lily Collins, John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment and Metallica's James Hetfield.

Sundance World Premiere

Atlanta Film Festival Winner Originator Award.

Nichols Fellowship Winner Screenwriting.


All Creatures Here Below

Filmed in Kansas City, MO. Directed by Colin Schiffli, starring David Dastmalchian and Karen Gillan.

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles Winner Best Film Audience Award.


Leave No Trace

Filmed in Portland Oregon. Directed by Debra Granik, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Ben Foster.

Sundance World Premiere

Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight.

Independent Spirit Awards Nominations for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.

Los Angeles Film Critics Winner for Best Director, 2nd place Ben Foster, and Best Actor.

Independent Film Festival Of Boston Winner Grand Jury Prize.

100% Rotten Tomatoes


Truth

Directed by James Vanderbilt, starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Elisabeth Moss, Robert Redford, and Topher Grace.

BFI London Film Festival World Premiere

The Hollywood Reporter named TRUTH the Best Film at the Toronto International Film Festival.


Woodshock

Filmed in the beautiful Redwood Forests in Eureka, CA. Directed by Laura and Kate Mulleavy, starring Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole and Pilou Asbaek.

Venice Film Festival World Premiere.


The Lovers

Filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Directed by Azazel Jacobs, starring Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, and Melora Walters. p.s. Making films with A24 is fun.

Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere

London Film Festival Nomination for Best Film.

Independent Spirit Awards Nomination for Best Screenplay.

87% Rotten Tomatoes.


Chronic

Filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Directed by Michel Franco, starring Tim Roth.

Cannes Film Festival Nomination for Palme d’Or and Winner Best Screenplay.

Independent Spirit Awards Nomination for Best Film.

New Hampshire Film Festival Winner for Best Film.

Cartagena Festival Best Film.


Low Down

Filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Directed by Jeff Preiss, starring John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, and Peter Dinklage and Flea.

Sundance Film Festival Best Cinematography Winner and nomination for the Grand Jury Prize.

New Hampshire Film Festival Winner Best Film.

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winner Best Actress Elle Fanning.


The Future

Filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Directed by Miranda July, starring Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky and Paw Paw.

Sundance World Premiere

Berlin International Film Festival Nomination for Golden Bear.

Stockholm Film Festival Nomination for Best Film.


Terri

Filmed In Los Angeles, CA. Directed by Azazel Jacobs, starring John C Reilly, Jacob Wysocki, and Creed Bratton.

Sundance Film Festival Nomination for Grand Jury Prize.

Independent Spirit Awards Nomination for Best Screenplay.


Me and you and everyone we know

Filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Directed by Miranda July, starring Miranda July, and John Hawkes.

Cannes Film Festival Winner Camera d’Or.

Sundance Film Festival Nomination for Grand Jury Prize.

Independent Spirit Awards Winner Producer’s Award.

Los Angeles Film Festival Winner Audience Award Best Feature.

Roger Ebert (RIP) cited the film as the fifth Best Screenplay of the decade.


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