"electric slide" premiered at the 2014 tribeca film festival. foreign distribution of the film caused an arbitration case after osiris entertainment said that the production company, myriad pictures, secretly allowed the film to be distributed in territories known for rampant piracy. after the film was pirated and went viral, osiris entertainment demanded a discount. the dispute was resolved confidentially in august 2015. paragon pictures gave it a limited theatrical release in the u.s. in april 2015.