HiddenLight Productions, co-founded by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sam Branson and Chelsea Clinton, today announces the international release of its real time feature doc The Cranes Call on Gathr on 17th March 2025.
The Gathr release is timed for the film’s screening at the Cinema for Peace World Forum in Berlin on 17th March hosted by Hillary Clinton.
The documentary is available to buyers globally with WME representing the film in North America and rest of world sales handled by Sphere Abacus. The film was commissioned by U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 in association with Minderoo Pictures, the social impact filmmaking entity from Minderoo Foundation, and Cinema for Peace. It had its world premiere at Tribeca in 2024.
Gathr is a direct-to-audience platform enabling community-driven screenings, coalition-building campaigns, and tailored outreach programs. marking the release of the feature doc to global audiences for the first time.
In this real time crime thriller set in a warzone, director Laura Warner embeds with war crimes investigator Anya Neistat and her team as they track down a group of survivors bold enough to take a stand against those who committed the most heinous crimes of rape, torture and murder against themselves and their families.
Anya joins forces with Solomiia Stasiv, a young Ukrainian woman just entering the field after witnessing the brutal invasion of her homeland. Together, they document evidence of human rights abuses in the fight to bring Russian commanders and soldiers to trial, and justice to the Ukrainian people.
The Clooney Foundation for Justice granted HiddenLight access to the high-risk work of Neistat, its lead investigator, and her team of researchers as they collect evidence on the ground in Ukraine.
The documentary is a testament to the atrocities and acts of war committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. At a time when the world is following the high-stakes brinkmanship between Russia and the West, Ukraine remains at the fault line of a battle not just for territory, but for truth, justice, and accountability.
The Cranes Call is directed by Laura Warner and produced by Evan Williams. The film is executive produced by HiddenLight’s Co-Creative Directors Siobhan Sinnerton and Amy Flanagan and Evan Williams, together with Liev Schreiber.
The Cinema for Peace Foundation raises awareness of humanitarian issues by collaborating with international film communities, global human rights networks, and influential decision-makers and opinionated leaders in media, politics, business, and society.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, co-founder of HiddenLight Productions, says:
Siobhan Sinnerton, Co-Creative Director of HiddenLight and EP, says:
Johnny Webb, CEO of HiddenLight says: "We are delighted to collaborate with Gathr to bring the film to audiences worldwide. One of the biggest challenges for broadcasters is awareness and ensuring that a film stands out in a crowded landscape. Cutting through the noise and reaching the right audience at the right time is crucial, and platforms like Gathr benefit both producer and broadcaster by building audience data, engaging viewers directly, and, most importantly, generating awareness ahead of the TV window."
