Vision Films: surprising hits

Vision Films arrives to NEM 2026 market with a catalog of nine independent titles spanning multiple genres, including thrillers, family programming, and documentaries. The distributor’s offering features recently completed projects seeking international buyers, with a focus on both scripted features and factual content.

Within the family and animation segment, the company is highlighting the 2025 animated feature Time Hoppers, directed by Flordeliza Dayrit. The 90-minute film follows four children from an elite academy who travel to the past to stop an alchemist from erasing scientific progress. The title previously secured a limited US theatrical release across 500 screens, reporting $1 million in box office revenue. Also in the family category is Cheer Dad, an 82-minute film directed by Joyce Licorish that centers on a father who becomes the assistant coach of his daughter’s new cheerleading squad to support her transition to a new town.

The distributor’s thriller and action lineup includes several new 2026 releases. A Crime Story, directed by Asif Akbar and Brian A. Metcalf, is a 100-minute crime thriller featuring Mark Pellegrino, Jake Weber, and Jeff Fahey, about motel operators who intercept drug money and find themselves caught between a crime family, the Russian mob, and the police. Before Never, directed by Kipp Tribble and Derik Wingo, offers a thriller twist on the Peter Pan mythos, following investigators Smee and Hook as they search for Wendy Darling’s attacker. Additionally, the slate features Water Horse, a paranormal investigation thriller directed by Jennifer Van Gessel focusing on local lake disappearances, and World War Bigfoot, a 73-minute action-war film by Jason Mills that tracks an American medic who encounters an unknown creature while evading enemy forces.

In the seasonal programming space, Vision Films is distributing the romantic comedy A Hopeful Christmas. Directed by Bo Brinkman, the 81-minute film stars Kelley Jakle, Sean Faris, and Bruce Boxleitner, focusing on a woman whose quiet holiday plans are disrupted by uninvited family members, prompting her to mend her relationship with her father while navigating an unexpected romance.

The factual and documentary portion of the catalog is led by In the Company of Wolves, an 83-minute natural history project narrated by Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges and directed by Susan Kucera. The documentary explores the history of wolves as co-travelers alongside the colonization of the American West. Rounding out the factual slate is UFOs and God, a 94-minute documentary directed by Wes and Amanda Llewellyn that investigates the intersection of extraterrestrial intelligence and theology through expert interviews, scientists, and personal testimonies.

Featured Films

A HOPEFUL CHRISTMAS

Movie | Christmas Romantic Comedy | 81 min

Hope plans a peaceful Christmas at her farm, but her family unexpectedly arrives with a charming single friend. As she reconnects with her father and embraces the holiday chaos, an unexpected romance blossoms, proving that the messiest celebrations can be the most magical.

CHEER DAD

Movie | Family | 82 min

After moving to a new town, a young girl finds belonging through her school’s cheerleading squad. Inspired by her passion, her father joins as assistant coach, and together they discover the power of family, teamwork, and determination while chasing a championship dream.

TIME HOPPERS

Movie | Animation, Family | 90 min

Four gifted children are accidentally transported into the past, where they must stop an evil alchemist determined to erase scientific progress. With the future of technology at stake, the young heroes embark on an adventure across time to save history.

BEFORE NEVER

Movie | Thriller | 118 min

After Wendy Darling survives an attempted abduction, investigators Smee and James Hook search for the culprit with help from Peter Pan, the only witness. As secrets emerge, they uncover disturbing links between Pan and a dark mystery from Hook’s past.

A CRIME STORY

Movie | Action, Thriller, Crime | 100 min

A group of struggling motel workers discovers a briefcase tied to a drug trafficking operation and sees a chance to escape debt. Soon hunted by gangsters, the Russian mob, and the police, they must outsmart everyone to survive.

WORLD WAR BIGFOOT

Movie | Action, War | 73 min

During World War II, an American medic escapes an ambush and takes refuge in a forest where he encounters a mysterious creature. As enemies close in, unexpected alliances form and survival depends on knowing who—or what—to trust.

WATER HORSE

Movie | Thriller | 84 min

When people begin disappearing near a remote lake, a paranormal investigator and a filmmaker set out to uncover the truth. Their search leads them to a terrifying secret connected to the investigator’s past and a sinister force lurking beneath the water.

UFOS AND GOD

Documentary | Spiritual, Science | 94 min

Exploring the rise in UFO sightings and government disclosures, this documentary brings together scientists, theologians, historians, and eyewitnesses to examine the phenomenon. Through personal stories and expert insights, it searches for deeper meaning behind unexplained encounters.

IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES

Documentary | Nature, History | 83 min

Narrated by Jeff Bridges, this documentary traces the journey of wolves and other wildlife alongside the development of the United States. Through history, ecology, and culture, it reveals how these animals reflect the nation’s past and future.

Vision Films

About Vision Films

Founded in 1997 and based in Marina Del Rey, CA, Vision Films is an independent global distributor of feature films, documentaries, television series, and music programming. We license all available rights to theater, DVD / Blu-Ray, television and VOD / digital media rights for the domestic and international markets. We currently manage a library of more than 500 feature films, 500 documentaries, and 100 different music shows from some of the most prolific independent film producers in the world.

We have our own DVD label and are a direct VOD aggregator with all major cable and digital TVOD, SVOD and AVOD platforms including iNDemand (Comcast, Cox, Spectrum), DirecTV, Vubiquity, Dish, FandangoNow, iTunes, Playstation , Xbox, Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, Vimeo, Hoopla, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Tubi, Pluto, Peacock and more. In Canada, we are direct with Shaw, Rogers, Telus, Bell and many more!

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Lise Romanoff

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