Heretic Films is an American

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company, based in the mountain resort town of

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. Heretic is known for working with artists, both new and established, on their passion projects.

History

Films was founded in 2012 by

Burton Ritchie Burton Ritchie is a convicted drug dealer and money launderer, currently serving 20 years in federal prison. Life and career Ritchie was born in Fairhope, Alabama. He became involved with politics in 1994 when he ran against sitting councilman Do ...

and Ben Galecki after a short, initial incarnation as Rather Good Film, co-founded with Daniel-Konrad Cooper. Shortly after its transition to Heretic Films,

Gregory Segal Gregory Segal, sometimes credited as Greg Segal, is an independent writer/director, movie producer and entertainment attorney. He most recently directed a thriller shot in the Philippines Manila Bulletin Article, from his own script, entitled " ...

joined the company along with board members

Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 80 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's legal film ''A Few Good Men'', Jacob Goldman in '' Grump ...

and

Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, host and director. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series '' Se ...

. Segal left the company in October 2015. In 2014, Heretic Films ran a successful

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campaign for the documentary ''Misery Loves Comedy''. ''Misery'' went on to premier as a 2015

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special event and was subsequently acquired by

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. On July 3, 2019, founders Charles Burton Ritchie and Benjamin Gelecki were found guilty of 24 federal charges related to another synthetic drug case in

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, after their Virginia case was overturned. The pair was held responsible for selling 4,000 pounds, which grossed $1.6 million, of Spice/K2 within a 24-day period in 2012. Sentencing is scheduled for January 10, 2020 in federal court

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

Heretic Films

Heretic Films - IMDb
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