Obscured Releasing Acquires North American Rights To ‘The Big Cheese,’ Award-Winning Doc On U.S. Effort To Win “Cheese Olympics”
Obscured Releasing has acquired the North American distribution rights to the documentary 'The Big Cheese.' The film follows Adam 'Mr. Moo' Moskowitz as he leads a U.S. team to compete in the Mondial du Fromage, the prestigious cheese competition in France. It has received multiple awards and will have a limited theatrical release in August before debuting on a VOD platform later this year.
- ▪Obscured Releasing announced the acquisition of 'The Big Cheese' for North American distribution.
- ▪The documentary showcases the journey of Adam 'Mr. Moo' Moskowitz and his team as they prepare for the Mondial du Fromage.
- ▪The film has won several awards, including the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
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'The Big Cheese' Obscured Releasing EXCLUSIVE: Adam “Mr. Moo” Moskovitz had a lot of gall going to Gaul. The American cheesemonger set out to dethrone the French at their Mondial du Fromage, the Olympics of Cheese, by a captaining an upstart U.S. team. Sacré bleu cheese! This pungent story is told in the award-winning documentary The Big Cheese, directed by Sara Joe Wolansky. Obscured Releasing today announced it has acquired North American distribution rights to the film with plans for a limited theatrical release in August before a VOD platform debut later this year. “In Europe, cheese mongering is a vaunted, prestigious career,” notes a release. “In America, it often means working minimum wage at a grocery counter. Adam ‘Mr.
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