New York Film Festival Title ‘7 Walks With Mark Brown’ Finds U.S. Distribution With Several Futures (EXCLUSIVE)

New York based distributor Several Futures has acquired Pierre Creton and Vincent Barré’s “7 Walks With Mark Brown” which just had its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival.

The documentary feature follows paleobotanist Mark Brown through Normandy as he identifies the rare flora of the region.

Creton is best known for directing last year’s “A Prince” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was released in the U.S. in 2024. The film premiered at FIDMarseilles where it won the Centre National Des Arts Plastiques Prize.

“We are thrilled with the upcoming release in the United States of ‘7 Walks with Mark Brown,’ and with the possibility of presenting some of our previous long and short films,” said Creton and Barré.

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Several Futures founder Graham Carter, meanwhile, said “Creton’s handcrafted films have been (his) favorite discovery in years, bringing such wonderful work to the U.S. is an honor. His latest with Barré exemplifies the beauty of their practice and represents everything we stand for at Several Futures.”

Carter negotiated the deal with producer Arnaud Dommerc (“Félicité,” “The Competition”) from Andolfi. The movie’s digital photography was done by Creton, while 16mm photography was shot by Antoine Pirotte and Sophie Rogers. Creton and Barré edited the movie.

Previous releases from Several Futures include “Petite Solange” by Axelle Ropert and “Coconut Head Generation” by Alain Kassanda. Along with “7 Walks With Mark Brown,” the distribution banner also acquired Creton’s previous films “A Beautiful Summer” and “Va, Toto!” for a Summer 2025 retrospective of the filmmaker’s work.