Oscar Contender 'House of Hope' Lands North American Distribution Deal

Toronto-based New Mountain Films has acquired North American theatrical and streaming rights for Marjolein Busstra's documentary "House of Hope," about a pacifist Waldorf school in the occupied West Bank. The deal was negotiated by New Mountain Films CEO Khaled Sabbour alongside Esther van Messel and Shiran Shmerling. The film is considered an Oscar documentary contender.