EXCLUSIVE: New Mountain Films has acquired Roads Of Fire, winner of the Best Feature Documentary Award at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Director Nathaniel Lezra’s film about the global migration crisis, interweaves the lives of a human smuggler navigating the treacherous Darién Gap (the only land bridge between North and South America), an asylum seeker rebuilding her life in New York City, and volunteers working on the frontlines of a growing humanitarian emergency.
New Mountain Films will launch the film with a theatrical release this September, accompanied by event screenings in key cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto, with potential expansions to markets such as Chicago, Philadelphia, El Paso, and Austin.
The film comes at a time of heightened tension over immigration in the U.S. due to the controversial ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids sanctioned by President Trump.
The deal was negotiated by Khaled Sabbour for New Mountain Films and Gary Rubin on behalf of Lezra Films.
“We’re honoured to bring Roads Of Fire to audiences across North America,” said Khaled Sabbour, Founder and CEO of New Mountain Films. “Nathaniel Lezra’s documentary is courageous, necessary, and made with an emotional clarity that demands attention.”
