Local 'Sushi' Doc Hits Theaters Next Year

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Another Austin film, another distribution deal. You may have heard that Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission was picked up by First Run Features and will open in Austin in mid-January. And the Twittersphere positively exploded with the news that Emily Hagins' My Sucky Teen Romance was picked up by Dark Sky Films a few weeks ago. The latest news: Austin goes global with Sushi: The Global Catch, from Austin filmmaker Mark Hall.

Sushi: The Global Catch just played the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival ("IDFA") in Amsterdam last week, and has been picked up by Kino Lorber for North American theatrical release in early 2012. The documentary won a Special Jury Award Seattle International Film Festival in June.

You might not think Sushi would be a local film, but behind and onscreen there is a lot of Austin talent. Mark Hall's Sakana Film Productions is based here in Austin. Austinite Brian Satterwhite (who also worked on Man on a Mission) composed the score, which is now available for download on iTunes. Award-winning editors Sandra Adair (who's edited most of Richard Linklater's movies) and Catie Cacci also worked on the film. And front of the camera Uchi and Uchiko's Tyler Cole (pictured above) discusses the international popularity of sushi (not to mention the Sush-A-Go-Go trailer on the other end of the culinary sushi spectrum).

For more information about the documentary, you can check out the official Sushi: The Global Catch website and Facebook pages, which list upcoming screenings and events.

[Photo credit: Top -- Tyson Cole of Uchi.   L-R Dustin Kaspar (SIFF), Janet Wainwright (PR), Mark Hall, courtesy Mark Hall and Jason Faust Photography. Used with permission.]