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HIPZEE
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HIPZEE is an American entertainment production company co-founded by husband-and-wife team Rob Baunoch III and Tara Sickmeier. The company was formed in Brooklyn, NY in 2013 and is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. HIPZEE produces theatre and on-screen content that targets adult audiences.
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Background
After a period of working in the theatre and film industry, Rob Baunoch III and Tara Sickmeier transitioned to executive roles, establishing their own production company, HIPZEE, in 2013.[1]
During the company's initial few years, in addition to production, HIPZEE provided services such as marketing research, consulting, and financing.[1] More recently, it is shifting to a focus on production.
HIPZEE's projects have included the Off-Broadway show HEATHERS: The Musical which was nominated for 'Best New Musical' by the Off-Broadway Alliance in 2014;[2][3] the 2017 Tony-Award-winning musical Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812; and the company's first feature film Above the Shadows, which stars Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan, and Megan Fox.[4][5][6]
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Production history
Stage
Following its success in producing the Off-Broadway show, HEATHERS: The Musical,[3] HIPZEE received a Tony Award nomination for its work on the Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812.[7]
Screen
HIPZEE's first feature film (Above the Shadows) was released in select theaters and VOD on July 19, 2019.[8] Above the Shadows’ World Premiere was on May 31, 2019 as the opening night film of the 22nd Brooklyn Film Festival.[9] It won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature at BFF.[10] HIPZEE most recently represented the film Feral as its sales company.
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