Tribeca Film is releasing "Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure," a documentary produced, written and directed by Matthew Bate.
Sophie Hyde also produced.
The project began in 1987, when two guys from the Midwest moved into a cheap apartment in San Francisco. Because the walls were thin, they were treated to the drunken arguments of their neighbors — the improbable roommates Raymond Huffman, a homophobe, and Peter Haskett, a flamboyant gay man.
The Midwesterners hung a microphone from their kitchen window and recorded the conversations. The tapes turned into a hit, and sparked CDs, plays, comic artworks and music.
Tribeca will release the movie on VOD and theatrically on Aug. 25, 2011.
The documentary premiered in at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Tribeca acquired all distribution rights including VOD, theatrical, digital, DVD and festival.
