#FIRSTLOOK: “THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE” NEW TRAILER

THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE is the feature documentary debut of John Wilson, the key creative behind the popular HBO docuseries How To with John Wilson. This humorous film answers the question: How do you sell a documentary about concrete? Wilson’s answer is to attend a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie.

Selected Official Selections:
Sundance Film Festival 2026 – World Premiere
Calgary Underground Film Festival 2026 – Jury Award Winner – Best Documentary Feature
CPH: DOX 2026
Vision du Réel Film Festival 2026 (Switzerland)
Sydney Film Festival 2026
Melbourne International Film Festival 2026
Vancouver International Film Festival 2026
Directed by John Wilson, he produces alongside his producing collaborators on How to with John Wilson:
Clark Filio
Shirel Kozak
Allie Viti
Executive produced by:
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme’s director
Eli Bush – Marty Supreme and Lady Bird’s producer
Ronald Bronstein – Safdie’s writing partner
Conor Hannon
Richie Doyle
Canadian distributor Photon Films will theatrically release THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE on Friday, September 25, 2026.

U.S. distributor Magnolia Pictures will release the film on Friday, September 18, 2026.

ABOUT PHOTON FILMS AND MEDIA
Launched in 2010, Photon Films and Media (photonfilms.ca ) formerly Pacific Northwest Pictures, is a leading Canadian entertainment company specializing in the development, financing, production and distribution of feature films for the domestic and international marketplace. With an emphasis on high quality films from leading filmmakers in diverse genres, Photon Films brings those films to consumers with innovative forms of marketing and distribution across all distribution platforms.

Recent theatrical releases include Little Lorraine directed by Andy Hines and starring Stephen Amell, Sean Astin, J Balvin, Matt Walsh, Rhys Darby and Stephen McHattie, Maddie’s Secret from John Early, Youngblood directed by Hubert Davis, Pillion directed by Harry Lighton and starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård and Holy Days from Nat Boltt and starring Jacki Weaver, Miriam Margolyes and Judy Davis.