OPERATION AVALANCHE – Arriving on DVD, Digital HD, and On Demand January 3

Buckle up for a Cold War conspiracy when Operation Avalanche launches on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate. Filmmaker and actor Matt Johnson stars alongside Owen Williams and Josh Boles as undercover CIA agents on a mission at NASA in what Variety is calling “a wild rewrite of space-age history.”  A film festival favorite,Operation Avalanche was an official selection at the SXSW Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Hot Docs, and Mammoth Film Festival. The Operation Avalanche DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
In 1967 two CIA agents go undercover at NASA to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project.  But when they end up uncovering a shocking NASA secret — and a major government cover-up — they decide to embark on a new mission that may put their own lives at risk.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

• Audio Commentaries
  • Director’s Commentary with Matt Johnson
  • “The Look of Operation Avalanche” Commentary with Directors of Photography Andy Appelle and Jared Raab, Colorist Conor Fisher and 16mm Film Artist Pablo Perez
  • “Writing Through Editing – The Post Production of Operation Avalanche” Commentary with Producer Matthew Miller, Editor Curt Lobb and VFX Supervisor Tristan Zerafa
• Deleted Scenes
  • “A Huge Mission”
  • “Setting Up”
  • “Webb Tap”
  • “Shut It Down”
• Behind the Scenes Featurettes
  • “Behind the Scenes: Operation Avalanche”
  • “Behind the Scenes: Car Chase”
  • “Behind the Scenes: Pool Party”
  • “The Creators Project – Reanimating Kubrick”
  • “Vice Presents – The Making of Operation Avalanche”

CAST
Matt Johnson               The Dirties, How Heavy This Hammer
Owen Williams             The Dirties
Josh Boles                   The Dirties