In this panel, we will meet leading film bookers working in the U.S. and hear about the strategies and opportunities for placing independent films in theaters.
Michael Tuckman
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mTuckman Media offers theatrical distribution services and works directly with filmmakers and niche distributors as a theatrical booker. Releases include Rory Kennedy’s Academy Award-nominated Last Days in Vietnam and the Oscar-shortlisted documentaries Ex-Libris: The New York Public Library, Detropia, Union and Coexistence My Ass. Other releases include Frederick Wiseman’s last seven films and the Gotham Awards and Cinema Eye Honors nominees Columbus and Bisbee ’17.
Since 2020, Tuckman has also overseen all releases from MTV Documentary Films, including Academy Award nominees Black Box Diaries, The Eternal Memory, and Ascension, as well as the Oscar-shortlisted films 76 Days and Last Flight Home.
Recent releases include the 2025 Oscar winner No Other Land, which Tuckman guided to over $2.5 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing documentary nominee or winner since Free Solo, and Secret Mall Apartment, which is approaching $1 million gross.