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| Industry | Film |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, Hybrid |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Brian Ashby Ben Kolak David Jacobson |
| Headquarters | Chicago, IL,
U.S.A.
|
| Products | Films, Web Series, Strategic Videos |
| Website | scrappersfilmgroup |
Scrappers Film Group was the prior name of Truth & Documentary,[1] a documentary film production company in Chicago, Illinois.[2] Founding partners Ben Kolak and Brian Ashby's inaugural film Scrappers won “Best Documentary Feature” and the “Audience Award” at the 2010 Chicago Underground Film Festival.[3][4] Scrappers Film Group was chosen by NewCity Film in 2016 and 2018 to be among the "50 Chicago Screen Gems."[5]
Scrappers Film Group produced educational and socially motivated documentary work, including films The Area, Stateville Calling, Accident, MD and web series Central Standard: On Education, Popcorn Politics, and Rights Lab, inspiring audiences to question the familiar and build empathy.[6][7][8] In 2020 Kolak bought the other partners' shares[9] and renamed the company Truth & Documentary.[1] Truth & Documentary owns and maintains Scrappers Film Group's archives and continues to produce video for clients and original work.
| Title | Release | Type | Partner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrappers | 2010 | Film | Cinetic Media |
| The Grid | 2011 - 2017 | Web Series | Gapers Block |
| Maydays | 2013 | Film | International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago |
| Central Standard: On Education | 2014 | Web Series | PBS, WTTW |
| Popcorn Politics | 2015 - 2018 | Web Series | The A.V. Club |
| Rights Lab | 2016 | Web Series | Truthout |
| Accident, MD | 2017 | Film | Vimeo (Staff Pick, "Best of the Year" Award)[10] |
| Brujos | 2018 | Web Series | OTV |
| The Area | 2018 | Film | |
| Stateville Calling | 2019 | Film | Film Independent |
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