the weinsteins established fellowship adventure group to handle the distribution of this film. fellowship adventure group joined forces with lions gate entertainment (which had released two other miramax-financed films "o" and "dogma") and ifc films to release it in the united states theatrically. (fellowship adventure group also handled the film's u.s. home video distribution through columbia tristar home entertainment). moore stated that he was "grateful to them now that everyone who wants to see it will now have the chance to do so.