1091 Pictures released the film on digital and on-demand in the US and Canada on 10/6/20.
Distribution announcements
Yahoo! Entertainment:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/award-winning-documentary-ringmaster-digital-110000015.html
1091’s website:
https://1091.tv/the-ringmaster
In the Press
The Globe (Worthington, MN):
https://www.dglobe.com/entertainment/movies/6704459-The-Ringmaster-now-available-to-stream-purchase?fbclid=IwAR2PKV3J710iRvAcSCxoJDdtjIDN-t05YJ6KVoktP6R6jB2Nu4TwP3iHBXg
https://www.dglobe.com/entertainment/movies/4037047-The-Ringmaster-showcases-Lang-legacy
FlixChatter Film Blog:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/flixchatter.net/2019/10/20/tcff-2019-spotlight-the-ringmaster-documentary-interview-with-creator-producer-zach-capp/amp/
TwinCities.com:
https://www.twincities.com/2020/09/27/documentary-about-famous-worthington-onion-rings-available-on-demand-oct-6/?fbclid=IwAR2YIlOuM65F-gpRFYY4sX_WFb-_KQNXs9_VvZ6R2ev9H7N4NfxXtZW7rV4
Las Vegas Review Journal:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/movies/las-vegans-wild-onion-ring-documentary-a-three-year-odyssey-2134980/?fbclid=IwAR3eu0npvf5Pe9Yiz2SkP8fUvQdlwK34BTt5EiXTGhQ-J6n3VfF3sOBFRFA
Vegas Insider Daily:
https://www.vegasinsiderdaily.com/index.php/celebrity-insider/299-lord-of-the-onion-rings
Las Vegas Review Journal column mention:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/cardi-b-will-party-under-a-new-dome-at-kaos-at-the-palms-1842284/
Sioux Falls Business:
https://www.siouxfalls.business/onion-rings-immortalized-documentary-features-famed-michaels-steakhouse-menu-item/?fbclid=IwAR28vodv4BmSscija2zXGqBMrRu1O6gbMze_YPCR51jOQuggVabVtybIWdA
TrustMovies:
https://trustmovies.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-tasty-documentary-is-turned-inside.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR114ACpI_XDF4pcIayr_vZJ5j7g6hOkSC5SeAi0V235rxIS5VBiUZ13ris
KNPR:
https://knpr.org/fifth-street/2020-10/october-8-2020?fbclid=IwAR0iglGkS3N6sV4Kk5WKIghOgggsAn29PGcUFcyUtlLUmOI1umLKsmoosP0#film
KSFY News package about the film:
https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Worthington-family-featured-in-award-winning-documentary-563219651.html
KDLT News package about Twin Cities film fest that mentions film:
https://www.kdlt.com/2019/10/09/worthington-documentary-to-premier-at-twin-cities-film-festival/
Another news package about film playing at Twin Cities film fest on FOX affiliate:
https://www.fox21online.com/2019/10/08/twin-cities-film-fest-features-multiple-minnesota-connections/
Zach, Dave and Molly on Film Threat podcast discussing the film:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-threat/id1202134377?i=1000447323920
Zach, Dave and Molly on Talks on Docs podcast discussing the film:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talks-on-docs-a-documentary-review-podcast/id1305083254?i=1000447455913
Originally the project started as the pilot for a TV show called AMERICAN FOOD LEGENDS, which you can read about here:
https://www.dglobe.com/news/2468526-Layers-of-memories-Worthington-native-seeks-input-from-public-for-onion-ring-film
Festivals
The film world premiered at Festival of Cinema NYC in New York City in August of 2019 and took home the Best Feature Documentary prize which you can read about here:
https://www.vimooz.com/2019/08/12/festival-of-cinema-nyc-2019-award-winners-quest-and-the-ringmaster-win-top-awards/
The film went on to play the Silver State Film Festival in Las Vegas, NV at the Orleans hotel and casino in September of 2019 and took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary, which you can read about here:
https://www.silverstatefilmfestival.com/2019-awards
The film then went on to play the Chagrin Documentary Festival in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and was named one of the 5 must see films at the festival by Cleveland.com which you can read about here:
https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/09/ba17ba500b8922/chagrin-documentary-film-festival-celebrates-10-years-preview-and-must-see-films.html
The film then went on to play DOC LA: Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival where it took home the Best Screenwriting award, which you can read about here:
https://www.docla.org/2019awards
The film then went on to play the Twin Cities Film Festival in Minneapolis, MN, which you can read about here:
https://m.startribune.com/twin-cities-film-fest-returns-with-hollywood-hits-and-minnesota-s-greatest-onion-ring/563142892/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.twincities.com/2019/10/15/the-ringmaster-a-new-documentary-about-famous-worthington-onion-rings-to-be-screened-at-twin-cities-film-festival/amp/
The film had its International Premiere in January 2020 at the Jaipur International Film Festival in India, which you can read about here:
http://jiffindia.org/jiff2020.html
The film had its UK premiere in February of 2020 at the North Europe International Film Festival in London where it took home the Best Documentary prize, which you can read about here:
https://fusionfilmfestivals.com/north-europe-winners-2020/
The film had its Washington DC premiere at the DC Independent Film Festival, which you can read about here in this Salon article:
https://www.salon.com/2020/02/20/the-ringmaster-onion-rings-documentary-larry-lang-zachary-capp-film/
The film had its New Zealand premiere at the Academy Award ® qualifying DOC EDGE festival in June of 2020, which you can read about here in this review:
https://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/film-reviews/300031162/the-ringmaster-how-making-a-doco-about-onion-rings-sent-everyone-over-the-edge
https://www.flicks.co.nz/news/a-dozen-highlights-from-the-upcoming-doc-edge-film-festival/?fbclid=IwAR2Pb21ZhIKnuvWgVVwLjnRTAyZDNMsYg-yYJa3_UkQBtU9pwvtwWeW8DBY
Film Trailer
The film’s trailer can be found here: https://youtu.be/MRJUpLm-Sqs
FirstShowing.net:
https://www.firstshowing.net/2020/world-famous-onion-rings-wacky-doc-film-the-ringmaster-trailer/
Slash Film
https://www.slashfilm.com/this-week-in-trailers-baby-done-herself-ringmaster-deaf-u-the-disrupted/?fbclid=IwAR09C6svKkhkdRW9aev8om2Q72M8dHo5eO1OlyKzE4zVPA-TWA-6Hm0lKho
Reviews for the film:
Rotten Tomatoes page:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ringmaster
http://www.unseenfilms.net/2019/08/the-ringmaster-2019-festival-of-cinema.html?m=1
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-ringmaster/
https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/post/the-ringmaster-documentary-review
https://www.aintitcool.com/freddy-reviews-a-documentary-titled-the-ringmaster-82658/
https://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/film-reviews/300031162/the-ringmaster-how-making-a-doco-about-onion-rings-sent-everyone-over-the-edge
http://www.unseenfilms.net/2020/10/artringmaster-hits-vod-tuesday.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR0oZHdcLw2YiXxTespJgY3iKGx86mo5RqNHaJAI1lgBq3ZsNi811Q2EiyA
http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/in-the-ringmaster-highly-imperfect-people-chase-minnesotas-best-onion-rings/572647561?fbclid=IwAR3ogS5n0VfN6e58K_0pADTrmjXaW3d5ZJI4P5nlVfCasSwftOCBowfX4wU
https://www.disappointmentmedia.com/reviews/the-ringmaster-a-documentary-with-more-on-its-plate-than-it-seems?fbclid=IwAR0oZHdcLw2YiXxTespJgY3iKGx86mo5RqNHaJAI1lgBq3ZsNi811Q2EiyA
https://www.forcesofgeek.com/2020/10/the-ringmaster-review.html?fbclid=IwAR2kgI549M3YvVE-mDrpxPyWlnVCaTbuL83DnTdi4C04D-ChGRukeFVZOCE