Paul Thomas Anderson's Cameron Winter Concert Film Heads to Theatres via Janus Films and Criterion
Janus Films and Criterion have acquired North American rights to Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall, a concert film shot and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Variety).
The film captures Winter's sold-out solo performance at Carnegie Hall on 11 December 2025. Anderson shot the evening on 35mm and 16mm film — formats rarely used for concert documentation, where digital capture has been the norm for years. Music producer Ariel Rechtshaid recorded and produced the audio.
Cameron Winter has been the frontman of the Brooklyn band Geese since the group formed in 2016. Geese's breakthrough album Getting Killed arrived in 2025 via Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam. Winter also released his debut solo album, Heavy Metal, in 2024. The Carnegie Hall show came after a months-long sold-out tour with Geese, bringing him back to New York for the single December date (Janus Films).
A companion live album, Live at Carnegie Hall, lands 9 October through Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam. It is Winter's first live album, featuring reworked material from Heavy Metal alongside three unreleased songs (The Line of Best Fit; Consequence).
The film itself reaches audiences slightly later. Roadshow theatre engagements — a traditional release model where a film plays select venues in limited runs before wider distribution — begin 20 November. Tickets go on sale 17 September.
Behind the camera, the credits carry notable names. Sara Murphy, Erica Frauman and Maggie Ambrose produce, with Bennie Safdie serving as co-producer. Safdie, half of the filmmaking duo behind Uncut Gems and Good Time, brings his own feature-directing pedigree to the production side.
Anderson pairing with Janus and Criterion places the film within a distribution pipeline devoted to arthouse and repertory cinema. Janus Films, the theatrical arm long linked to the Criterion Collection, handles cinema releases; Criterion will carry the title on its home-video and streaming platforms. The partnership suggests a release strategy built on prestige venues and long-tail discovery rather than a wide opening weekend.
For Winter, the project bookends a rapid rise. In two years he has moved from debut solo artist to headliner at one of New York's most storied concert halls, with an A-list director documenting the night on celluloid. Fans of Geese and of Anderson's film work now share a release calendar: the album in October, the film in November.
