Obscured Releasing, a new distribution company launched by RJ Millard and Bill Guentzler, announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to Endless Cookie. The animated feature documentary, directed by Seth Scriver and Pete Scriver, will be released theatrically on December 5. The project is the Canadian half-brothers’ first full-length animation project, painstakingly assembled over the last eight years, and premiered at Sundance.
“Seth and Pete’s story centers on family bonds, cultural heritage and the innumerable moments that make us human,” Guentzler and Millard commented in the announcement. “Their animation style, reminiscent of gonzo filmmakers like Mike Judge, John Kricfalusi and R. Crumb, combine with real-life experiences to tell the most off-the-wall story of family.”
About the film: Endless Cookie plays out like a particularly tangential fever dream — a colorful depiction of the many overlapping episodes of the brothers’ lives–from their upbringing in Downtown Toronto’s Kensington Market to Pete’s current residence in a remote Northern Manitoba First Nation community. As they reminisce, their yarns are often punctuated, interrupted or else hijacked by the charismatic members of their family who indulge in their own reveries. The film is at heart an impressionistic and often surreal depiction of family, but it is also a documentary of the creative process.
“The goal was to make something funny, beautiful, spiritual, political, complex, simple and true,” said Seth Scriver.
Pete Scriver added, “It’s like discussions around the kitchen table with your family, going from one subject to another, so from politics, to Sasquatch, to trapping, or the seasons.”
Following its Sundance premiere, Endless Cookie has enjoyed a strong festival run, winning the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and the Contrechamp Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film also won the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at the 2025 Hot Docs Festival, an Honorable Mention for Best International Animated Feature Film at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Feature at the Calgary Underground Film Festival, and Best Documentary at Sitges Film Festival.
The film continues its momentum this fall with screenings at AFI and IDFA Festival, and additional festivals soon to be announced.
Pete and Seth Scriver are half-brothers. Pete is a first nations carver, poet, mechanic and storyteller living in Shamattawa. He was recently nominated for a Hero award for saving his neighbor’s life by rescuing her from a house on fire. Seth is an artist, animator and carpenter living in Toronto. He won the Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF in 2013 for his animated feature Asphalt Watches, which he created with Shayne Ehman.
Along with Seth Scriver, the film was produced by Dan Bekerman, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle and Chris Yurkovich, with Pete Scriver, Neil Mathieson and Jordan Hart as executive producers.
The deal was negotiated by Austin Kennedy of Magnify and Bill Guentzler and RJ Millard of Obscured Releasing.
