FILM DIRECTOR
Stephen Soucy directs and writes film projects via Modernist Film. His feature documentary, Merchant Ivory has worldwide distribution with Cohen Media Group . Other completed projects include the short animated film, Rich Atmosphere: The Music of Merchant Ivory Films, the documentary short film, Art and Provincetown, and the films: Slant and A Gifted Amateur.
MERCHANT IVORY
Merchant Ivory (2024) is a documentary feature film that chronicles the lives and careers of independent cinema pioneers James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and their many collaborators. Distributed by Cohen Media and Curzon Film UK, and represented by Hanway Films for international sales, the film played all over the world at film festivals, art house cinemas, on the Turner Classic Movies channel, and is now available streaming and on Blu-ray. Merchant Ivory was nominated for LGBTQ Documentary of the Year by GALECA and was eligible for the Best Documentary Feature Film Academy Award.
“Not every documentary about filmmaking successfully dives beneath the surface as this one does.” — Leonard Maltin; “Anyone with a fondness for these movies and for tales of what might be described as a gentlemen guerrilla filmmaking operation will find immense pleasure here.” — David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter); “A handsome, thorough tribute to the remarkable independent production company.” — Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian); “I defy anyone to watch this doc and not then want to revisit the Merchant Ivory back catalogue.” — Mark Kermode, BBC; “Stephen Soucy’s documentary lifts up the petticoats of the prestigious production house. A rollicking account of a long movie partnership that was flying by the seat of its pants.” — The Irish Times
RICH ATMOSPHERE: THE MUSIC OF MERCHANT IVORY FILMS
James Ivory, Academy Award-winner (Call Me By Your Name) narrates this animated film, a tribute to his long-time composer, Richard "Dick" Robbins. Rich Atmosphere: The Music of Merchant Ivory Films features animation direction by Jack Cunningham and had its world premiere at OUTFEST 2020 in Los Angeles.
SLANT
Set in Palm Springs and structured by an Emily Dickinson poem. Slant tells the story of a college professor in his early 50s looking for connection long after the loss of his partner to AIDS.
TIGHTWIRE
Tightwire is a short film based on the short story, Edward at the Edge, by Edgar® Award-winning author John Morgan Wilson: On their way to pulling off the perfect murder, a scheming couple are undone by their target, who proves to be a most gifted amateur.
ART AND PROVINCETOWN
Art and Provincetown is a documentary short featuring the Provincetown-based painter, Adam Peck. Adam reveals his motivations to create art, and as a long-term resident of Provincetown on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, he shares his perspective on that which makes P-Town unique and a draw to artists from around the world.