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United Kingdom Distribution.

Bohemia Media, Limited in London has announced the United Kingdom release date for The Sound of Identity: Monday, September 12th. The feature length documentary will stream on platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, Sky Store, Google, Microsoft Store, Chili TV, and Bohemia Euphoria.

The Sound of Identity is directed by James Kicklighter from Los Angeles, and produced by Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Films in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently in distribution to audiences in the USA, Canada & The Bahamas, including on STARZ, through Shout Factory, LLC.

Bohemia will distribute to the United Kingdom, including Great Britain, and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland, Malta, the Falkland Islands, and Gibraltar.

The film documents the performance of Lucia Lucas as Don Giovanni at Tulsa Opera, the first time in opera history for a trans woman to hold the lead in a MainStage opera.

Kirkpatrick & Kinslow, and its Sales Agency Scatena & Rosner Films, continue discussions with additional distribution territories.

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Lucia Lucas Spotlights Her Shimmering Baritone in a Pride Month Performance of "Demeter"

Openly transgender opera performers are scarce, and in a recent conversation with The Georgia Voice, Germany-based baritone Lucia Lucas admitted that she was initially nervous about how coming out would affect her career. But soon, she realized that not only was she helping to carve out a space for other trans artists to enter the world of opera, but she was presenting herself as a voice and identity that is largely underrepresented in the canon.

Photo by Josh New. Courtesy of grammy.com

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GLOBAL FILM FEST RUN CONTINUES FOR SOUND OF IDENTITY.

The Sound of Identity has now become an “Official Selection” or an award winner in 30 film festivals on 4 continents. The list includes: Won Best Documentary & Best Cinematography Golden Wheat Awards Istanbul, Turkey; Finalist Rome Independent Prisma Awards Rome, Italy; Won Best Gender Equality Issues & rights Kiez Berlin Film Festival Berlin, Germany; Finalist 4th Dimension Independent Film Awards Bali, Indonesia; Won Silver Award Milan Gold Awards Milan, Italy; Best Documentary All That Moves Film Festival São Paulo, Brazil; Pridefilm  Online Film Festival Based in Ukraine; Omovies Film Festival Naples, Italy; Won Honorable Mention Art Film Awards Skopje, North Macedonia; Heart of Europe International Monthly Film Festival Kosice, Slovakia; Directors Notes Film Festival Brighton, England; Peloponnisos  International Documentary Festival 2022 Kalamata, Greece; Queersich Film Festival Bern, Switzerland; Fabulous Independent Film Festival Sarasota, Florida; Won Programmers Choice Award OUTshine Film Festival Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Finalist Paris International Film Awards Paris, France; Twisted Arts Film Festival Tulsa, Oklahoma; Macon Film Festival Macon, Georgia; Won Outstanding Achievement Award Black Swan Film Festival Kolkata, India; Won Honorable Mention Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo, Japan; Won Silver Award Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood, California; High Tataras Film & Video Festival Dolny Smokovec, Slovakia; Golden Lemur Film Festival Lisbon, Portugal; Award Winner Diamond Eye Film Festival St. Petersburg, Russia; LIFFT India Filmotsav & Awards-World Cine Fest Lonavla, India; Prague International Film Awards Prague, Czech Republic; London International Monthly Film Festival London, England; Festival Napoleon on Champs Elysees in Paris Paris, France; Honorable Mention Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Athens, Greece; Award Winner Filmmakers United International Film Festival Birmingham, England.

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Watch The Sound of Identity in June!

Beginning in June, you can rent or purchase The Sound of Identity, the newest film from Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Films, on Apple TV, Amazon, GooglePlay, FandangoNOW and other streaming platforms and pay-TV sites including Pride Month celebrations on Cox and Charter cable! Check your service provider for other available streaming platforms. https://bit.ly/34zE8TW

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The Sound Of Identity To Be Released June 1, 2021.

The Sound of Identity will be released to audiences in the USA and Canada — Digitally, and On-Demand — June 1st, the beginning of Pride Month, 2021. The feature length documentary from Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Films chronicles the history making performances of the first transgender woman to perform as Don Giovanni with a main stage opera, in Tulsa, Okla. Featuring the extraordinary Lucia Lucas and famed opera composer Tobias Picker, the film provides an inside look into the exquisite world of opera, and its accessibility to in-person audiences. The film will be available to North American audiences in June, with later releases planned in foreign markets. The Sound of Identity is being distributed by Shout! Studios in Los Angeles.

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The Sound Of Identity Wins Coveted Award.

The Sound Of Identity has been awarded the coveted “Programmers Award For Excellence” from the annual OUTshine Film Festival in Miami, FL. The historic documentary was chosen from a field that included dozens of films from around the world in feature, documentary, and short categories. Film Producers are now in discussions with additional festivals interested in showcasing the film, while also charting a path for the film’s distribution in North America, and in foreign territories.

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Grammy Win for Opera Composer Tobias Picker, Featured in The Sound Of Identity.

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” from Picker was awarded Best Opera Recording of the Year, 2020.

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