Our passion started as kids shooting movies in our backyard and has since taken us all over the world.
Whether a project is destined for the big screen, a streamer or traditional networks, it all begins with a good story.
At Margate, we discover, develop, finance and produce premium content while maintaining the personal touch of a home movie.
Marked by moments of gentle humanity and arid beauty... Conor Allyn’s No Man’s Land turns the border between Texas and Mexico into a gateway to racial empathy.
When a vigilante border patrol turns fatal, a man flees on horseback to Mexico, seeking forgiveness from the victim's father. IFC Films released the film theatrically in January 2021 in 250+ theaters despite the pandemic. In theaters, the film was the #2 box office new release on opening weekend.
Timely, poignant, strong performances and astute direction.
Comments memorably on the immigration crisis. It’s wise and empathetic and worth a watch.
In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
After premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, Netflix acquired the film. It was the official Oscar entry for Mexico and was shortlisted at the 2021 Academy Awards.
It's a deceptively dimensional portrayal, that of someone who worries his stage is getting smaller and smaller. And in Frias' magnetic feature is enough spirit, sound and artistry to give his journey a meaningful spotlight.
The real life adventures of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting, and inspired “Lord Jim” and “The Man Who Would Be King.” Samuel Goldwyn Films released the picture in June 2021 and it was the #1 new VOD release of the weekend.
After premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, Netflix acquired the film. It was the official Oscar entry for Mexico and was shortlisted at the 2021 Academy Awards.
A historical epic that isn't afraid to take its time, Edge of the World is held together by a fantastic central performance by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and a beautifully brutal climax.
The sun may have finally set on the British Empire, but at least it hasn’t yet set on this mode of storytelling.
At long last, Sir James Brooke finally gets his due on film. And it really is a terrific film.
A buddy cop action film in which an American soldier finds himself allied with a Muslim cop to catch a terrorist in Jakarta. IFC Films released the picture in March 2013 and it has since been released in over 80 countries around the globe.
This Netflix original directed by Conor Allyn chronicles the true story of Amberley Snyder, a champion barrel racer whose dreams of a college scholarship and pro rodeo career are brought to a halt after a devastating accident. Unable to use her legs, she refuses to give up on her dreams and instead decides to fight her way back into competitive barrel racing.
An anthology of films with A&E and the Lifetime Network. Ann Rule was the “queen of true crime” and wrote dozens of New York Times best sellers. This film series is adapting her works into unique true crime movies.
2023 Ann Rule's A Rose for her Grave: The Randy Roth Story
2023 Ann Rule's 12 Desperate Hours
2021 Anne Rule’s A House on Fire
2021 Anne Rule’s Circle of Deception
2020 Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember
2020 Ann Rule’s Sleeping with Danger
Amber Heard stars in the gothic-thriller set amidst a cursed 19th century Spanish town. The film was released in theaters and on demand by Saban Films on October 13 2023.
Allyn delivers a subtle exercise in horror
Heard is exceptional
A rodeo drama about three generations of Texas bull riders, Ride was released in theaters in June 2024. It won the audience award at the Dallas International Film Festival and best picture at the Western Heritage Awards.