# Gravitas Ventures

Gravitas Ventures is a film distribution company owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The company was founded by Nolan Gallagher in Los Angeles in 2006, and moved its headquarters from Los Angeles to Cleveland in 2019. It focuses on the distribution of independent feature films and documentaries.
Home media releases of its films are handled as a distribution partner by Studio Distribution Services, a joint-venture between Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

## History

Gravitas Ventures was founded in Los Angeles, California, by Nolan Gallagher in 2006. Michael Murphy joined as President and a fellow owner in 2007. The company has offered films to theaters through VOD, and streaming services, such as its own "Gravitas Movies" platform. Gravitas has been recognized as one of the biggest content providers to independent VOD services. The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized the company as the #3 fastest-growing private company in 2012, where it was #4 fastest-growing in 2011. In 2019 the company moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio. In 2021, Gravitas-distributed film The Mole Agent was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.
In 2017, the content division of the German broadcast company ProSiebenSat.1, Red Arrow Entertainment, purchased a majority position in Gravitas, with an agreement to move to complete ownership in the future. Gravitas remains independent, but works in cooperation with Red Arrow International, the company's distribution group. Red Arrow management said the combination of content generation, distribution and capacity to finance and own projects was motivation for the purchase. They planned to make “significant investments” in global film and television projects.
In 2020, Murphy was recognized as a Hero in Home Entertainment by Media Play News.
On November 16, 2021, Gravitas was acquired by Canadian media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment for $73 million in a cash and stock deal.

## Select filmography

Gravitas mostly distributes movies through digital channels, though some films get released in theatrical venues nationwide. The COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdowns measures which resulted in closing of theaters that spring. This would delay the release of several films; such as The Secret's, which would eventually be released to streaming and VOD platforms in July 2020.
Other streaming releases have included Our Friend and Queen Bees.
On January 21, 2022, the company released The King's Daughter exclusively to over 1,000 theaters.

### 2010s

| Release date | Film Title |
| March 23, 2012 | October Baby |
| February 18, 2014 | Don't Pass Me By |
| March 21, 2014 | Stay |
| July 18, 2014 | Among Ravens |
| August 1, 2014 | Shock Value |
| September 5, 2014 | The Longest Week |
| February 6, 2015 | Lovesick |
| February 13, 2015 | Da Sweet Blood of Jesus |
| May 29, 2015 | I Believe in Unicorns |
| July 1, 2016 | Buddymoon |
| August 26, 2016 | Ace the Case |
| September 23, 2016 | Total Frat Movie |
| December 9, 2016 | Slash |
| June 2, 2017 | All About the Money |
| July 14, 2017 | Battle Scars |
| September 15, 2017 | Easy Living |
| November 3, 2017 | Bad Match |
| November 17, 2017 | Almost Friends |
| December 12, 2017 | Thrill Ride |
| January 12, 2018 | Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game |
| April 2018 | Desolation |
| June 1, 2018 | All Summers End |
| June 5, 2018 | Apostasy |
| July 20, 2018 | Broken Star |
| July 27, 2018 | Snapshots |
| August 10, 2018 | Along Came the Devil |
| August 31, 2018 | An Actor Prepares |
| September 28, 2018 | At First Light |
| October 5, 2018 | Bayou Caviar |
| October 25, 2018 | The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man |
| November 9, 2018 | Lez Bomb |
| January 4, 2019 | Being Rose |
| January 11, 2019 | Against the Clock |
| May 24, 2019 | Assimilate |
| August 16, 2019 | Already Gone |
| November 15, 2019 | Line of Descent |
| December 6, 2019 | The Mandela Effect |
| December 20, 2019 | Santa Fake |

### 2020s

| Release date | Film Title |
| January 31, 2020 | Coda |
| March 6, 2020 | Becoming |
| March 10, 2020 | I Hate the Man in My Basement |
| March 13, 2020 | Lost Transmissions |
| April 17, 2020 | Bad Therapy |
| April 24, 2020 | Braking for Whales |
| May 26, 2020 | I Will Make You Mine |
| May 29, 2020 | End of Sentence |
| June 30, 2020 | Skyman |
| July 17, 2020 | Easy Does It |
| July 31, 2020 | The Secret: Dare to Dream |
| August 11, 2020 | The Dark End of the Street |
| August 28, 2020 | Sadak 2 |
| September 25, 2020 | All Roads to Pearla |
| September 25, 2020 | Foster Boy |
| October 9, 2020 | Faith Based |
| October 30, 2020 | Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story |
| November 27, 2020 | Princess of the Row |
| December 4, 2020 | Elyse |
| December 15, 2020 | Paint |
| December 18, 2020 | Bad Impulse |
| January 8, 2021 | Grizzly II: Revenge |
| February 19, 2021 | The Violent Heart |
| March 12, 2021 | Insight |
| March 23, 2021 | One and the Same |
| March 26, 2021 | Spiked |
| May 28, 2021 | Welcome Matt |
| June 4, 2021 | Chasing Wonders |
| July 30, 2021 | Fully Realized Humans |
| August 13, 2021 | Charming the Hearts of Men |
| September 21, 2021 | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain |
| September 24, 2021 | Lone Wolf |
| November 24, 2021 | The Shuroo Process |
| November 26, 2021 | An Intrusion |
| December 17, 2021 | Last Words |
| January 21, 2022 | The King's Daughter |
| February 1, 2022 | Home |
| March 22, 2022 | The Institute |
| July 1, 2022 | Most Guys Are Losers |
| August 12, 2022 | Mack & Rita |
| August 16, 2022 | Camping Trip |
| October 21, 2022 | Where Are You |
| December 2, 2022 | What Remains |
| February 17, 2023 | The Integrity of Joseph Chambers |
| February 24, 2023 | Who Are You People |
| March 7, 2023 | ReBroken |
| June 2, 2023 | Padre Pio |
| June 9, 2023 | Heroes of the Golden Masks |
| August 29, 2023 | Welcome to Redville |
| December 5, 2023 | Fireline |
| January 2, 2024 | The Mummy Murders |
| January 4, 2024 | DarkGame |
| January 30, 2024 | There Is a Monster |
| March 19, 2024 | Bardejov |
| March 26, 2024 | Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew |
| March 26, 2024 | Snow Valley |
| June 14, 2024 | Bad Behaviour |
| June 18, 2024 | The Present |
| July 9, 2024 | Exposure |
| August 5, 2024 | Trust in Love |
| September 24, 2024 | Paradox Effect |
| October 22, 2024 | To Fall in Love |