Lionsgate knocks Right at your Door

Nick Meyer, President of International, Peter Block, President of Acquisitions and Co-productions and Tom Ortenberg, President of Theatrical Films announced that Lionsgate has acquired the worldwide rights to the thriller RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR from Jonah Smith and Palmer West of Thousand Words LLC.

“This taut and superbly executed thriller will prove to have global appeal,” said Meyer. “With our recently acquired UK distributor Redbus releasing in the UK, and Simon Franks and Zygi Kamasa team’s enthusiasm and proven success in this genre, this film will be a great opportunity to maximize on the expansion of our distribution model.”

“We are ecstatic to be in business with Lionsgate,” said Smith and West. “They were our number one choice going into this festival as we know they will do a fantastic job bringing the movie to audiences worldwide.”

In his feature film directorial debut, Chris Gorak’s background as a production designer (Lords of Dogtown) and art director (Minority Report, Fight Club) enable him to share his vision of the future. After dirty bombs have been simultaneously detonated in Downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and at LAX, mass panic spreads throughout. A story about the life-and-death choices one couple must make in the face of chaos, RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR is also a timely rumination on how the press and federal government respond to disasters of unthinkable proportions.

The film stars Mary McCormack ("The West Wing", "Full Frontal") and Rory Cochrane ("A Scanner Darkly"). It is written and directed by Chris Gorak, produced by Palmer West and Jonah Smith ("The Clearing", "Requiem for a Dream") and co-produced by Jesse Johnston and Stephanie Lewis, with cinematography by Tom Richmond.