Upstart distribution company Obscured Releasing has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Endless Cookies,” and will release the full-length animated documentary in theaters this year. The film is directed by brothers Seth and Pete Skriver and will be released on December 5th for awards consideration.
“Endless Cookies” was screened at major film festivals, premiering at Sundance, winning the Golden Alexander Award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and the Contrechamps Jury Prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film has been described as a “tangential fever dream” depicting episodes from the lives of two brothers. The story takes viewers from his upbringing in Toronto’s Kensington Market to Pete’s current home in a remote Indigenous community in northern Manitoba. The filmmakers describe “Endless Cookies” as “an impressionistic and often surreal portrait of a family, but also a documentary about the creative process.” It took eight years to put this movie together.
Obscured Releasing was co-founded by indie veterans RJ Millard and Bill Guentzler. The company acquires theatrical, digital and physical rights to narrative, documentary and animated works for distribution throughout the United States and Canada.
“Endless Cookie” also won the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Film at the 2025 Hot Docs Festival. The film will be screened at AFI and IDFA festivals, with additional festivals to be announced soon.
Pete and Seth are half-brothers. Pete is an indigenous sculptor, poet, mechanic, and storyteller living in Shamattawa. He was recently nominated for a hero award for rescuing a neighbor from a house on fire and saving his life. Seth is an artist, animator, and carpenter living in Toronto. He won Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF in 2013 for his animated feature film Asphalt Watch, which he created with Shayne Eman.
The film was produced by Seth Skriver, Dan Beckerman, Alex Ordanis, Jason Lyle, and Chris Yurkovich, and executive produced by Pete Skriver, Neil Matheson, and Jordan Hart.
“Seth and Pete’s story centers on family ties, cultural heritage, and the countless moments that make us human,” said Gentzler and Millard. “Their animation style, reminiscent of gonzo filmmakers like Mike Judge, John Klifalusi, and R. Crumb, is combined with real-life experiences to tell the most outlandish family story.”
Seth Skriver said, “The goal was to create something that was funny, beautiful, spiritual, political, complex, simple, and true.” Pete Skriver said, “It’s the kind of discussion you get around the kitchen table with your family, going from one topic to another, from politics to Sasquatch to traps or the seasons.”
The deal was negotiated by Magnify’s Austin Kennedy and Obscured Releasing’s Guentzler and Millard.
