Exit 5 Productions



Exit 5 productions



AN AWARD-WINNING, Los Angeles-based production company focused on international and auteUr-driven STORYTELLING.



Founded by composer and producer Daniel Walter, Exit 5 is focused on bringing international and auteur-driven media to screens big and small. We believe that the unprecedented affordability of filmmaking and distribution alongside explosive growth in foreign film markets represent a novel opportunity for filmmakers with new perspectives.



THE TENANT


Narrative Feature Film





Releasing in Indian cinemas on February 10th, 2023.


The arrival of an alluring cosmopolitan woman in a conservative Mumbai suburb causes a stir among her neighbors. When a wide-eyed 13-year-old boy pursues a friendship with her, he stumbles upon her secret past and is thrust headlong into adulthood.​


Special Jury Prize - 62nd Zlín Film Festival

German Star Award - Stuttgart Indian Film Festival


Finalist Sundance Screenwriter's Lab

Finalist Hubert Bals Bright Futures Fund

Semifinalist Screencraft 2017 Fall Film Fund


Sales representation by 13 Films.




Picture Day


Narrative Short Film





A short film written and directed by Cannes-alum, DGA Award Winner Kelly Pike as part of the 2020 AFI Directing Workshop for Women.


Casey, a 12-year-old tomboy, struggles to define herself as her family relocates from Fort Richardson, Alaska, to Los Angeles, and navigates the transition from military to civilian life.


World Premiere at Palms Springs Shortfest 2022

Special Mention Young Cineastes Award





ZOYD


Narrative Feature Film





A hybrid live-action stop-motion film based on a true story. Donnie Darko meets Dog Day Afternoon. The feature-length directorial debut of stop motion wizard Harry Chaskin.


In development.




GREAT LEAP FORWARD



Feature-Length Documentary Film





In 2013, a Chinese businessman was granted a land concession to build a canal across Nicaragua. If constructed, it would be the largest civil engineering project in the history of mankind. This feature-length documentary traces the project's consequences for a few characters who live and work along the path of the canal, asking: What is progress? What does it mean to develop?


In production.



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