ESPN Films and VICE Media announced that the lauded documentary O.J.: Made in America, directed by Ezra Edelman, will air on VICELAND (with two intermissions) on January 1, 2017, from 4 pm ET to midnight. Additionally, the film returns to theaters for the holiday season and will be playing at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills starting on December 23rd and Cinema Village in New York City starting on December 30th. O.J.: Made in America is available on DVD via Amazon and various retail outlets.
The ambitious documentary revisits and redefines the story of O.J. Simpson through the perspective of race, domestic violence, celebrity culture, police brutality and the racial history of Los Angeles. Drawing from extraordinary footage and interviews with longtime friends and colleagues of Simpson, the documentary is an engrossing, compelling and unforgettable look at the events that captivated the nation. It originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and Hot Docs before opening theatrically last May. The film returned to theaters in the fall selling out shows at New York’s Metrograph and Los Angeles’ The Cinefamily, while also screening at several Alamo Drafthouses around the country and Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center.
O.J.: Made in America won Best Documentary from the IDA Documentary Awards, Gotham Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, National Board of Review, Boston Society of Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, Phoenix Critics Circle and the Las Vegas Film Critics. It also won four Critics’ Choice Awards in the Theatrical Film Category including Best Documentary and Best Director. In addition, it is nominated for Best Documentary from the PGA Awards and Film Independent Spirit Awards. The film has won a duPont Award and an AFI Special Award.
