Stranger-Than-Fiction Music Documentary ‘What The Hell Occurred to Blood, Sweat & Tears?’ Lands at Abramorama, Units Theatrical Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

Abramorama, a New York-based movie distribution and advertising firm, has acquired worldwide rights to “What the Hell Occurred to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” Described as a stranger-than-fiction political thriller, the documentary takes a deep dive into the disappearance of one of many nice counterculture bands of the late 60s and early 70s.

“What the Hell Occurred to Blood, Sweat & Tears” chronicles the never-before-told story a few rock group who was unknowingly embroiled in a political rat’s nest, one which concerned the U.S. State Division, the Nixon White Home and a controversial live performance tour of Yugoslavia, Romania and Poland (international locations that had been behind what was then often called the Iron Curtain). Because of this, they discovered themselves within the crossfire of a polarized America.

Blood, Sweat & Tears is thought for hits resembling “Spinning Wheel,” “You’ve Made Me So Very Joyful” and “And Once I Die.” Previous to its unintended political entanglement, the group headlined Woodstock Competition and gained a number of Grammy Awards, most notably 1970’s prize for album of the yr over The Beatles’ “Abbey Street” and “Johnny Money at San Quinten.”

A press launch categorizes the film as such: “Blood, Sweat & Tears was a darling of each the mainstream and rock press, icon of the counterculture and inspiration for a technology of horn-based bands. Their future was limitless. After which all of it went fallacious.”

John Scheinfeld (“The U.S. vs. John Lennon”) wrote, produced and directed the movie, which was co-produced by Dave Harding (“Herb Alpert Is…”), and government produced by James Sears Bryant. Abramorama will launch the movie, which was created with full participation from Blood, Sweat & Tears, in North American theaters in spring of 2023.

“What occurred to Blood, Sweat & Tears 50 years in the past is particularly gripping as a result of it clearly exhibits that political and cultural historical past can and does repeat itself,” stated director John Scheinfeld. “Like so many public figures as we speak, the band discovered all too effectively that, as goes their largest hit, ‘What goes up, should come down.’”

Govt producer James Sears Bryant provides, “John has executed a masterful job fixing the thriller of how one of many biggest teams of its time turned an early sufferer of cancel tradition.”

Abramorama’s CEO Richard Abramowitz and head of music Evan Saxon described the film as “a thriller wrapped in sheep’s clothes.”

“It’s well-known that Blood, Sweat & Tears was a seminal affect in fusing rock and roll with jazz,” they stated in an announcement. “John Scheinfeld’s film tells a completely completely different story, one among political intrigue and again room dealing at a time when in style music was revolutionary and had a worldwide affect.”