Recent License Deals Closed for "Disarm"

Janson Media announced it has licensed Disarm, a documentary about landmines, to Viasat Broadcasting (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), Canal Plus Poland, Factoria de Canales (Spain), and the new Al Jazeera International Satellite Channel. Visually stunning, Disarm features harrowing footage smuggled out of the isolated nation of Burma, scenes from war-ravaged Colombia and Iraq, never-before-seen helmet camera footage shot by Afghan and Bosnian deminers, unprecedented access into warehouses stockpiling millions of Soviet-made mines, and insightful comments by outspoken Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams. Disarm spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel mines continue to claim victims daily in over eighty countries. Looking beyond landmines, the film offers a contemporary, intelligent and critical investigation into how weapons systems, war, and the way it is waged are being redefined in the twenty-first century with devastating consequences.

Disarm was produced by independent filmmakers Mary Wareham and Brian Liu. It was filmed in 16:9 widescreen and features an original score by Brendan Canty of Fugazi, with music by Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips, Mum, and Thievery Corporation.