Disney Heist Doc ‘Stolen Kingdom’ Heads To Mipcom

EXCLUSIVE: Stolen Kingdom, Joshua Bailey’s documentary about the lucrative black market for stolen props at Walt Disney World, is heading to Mipcom after BayView Entertainment acquired the international rights.

The company behind Skinamarink will shop the film to international broadcasters and streamers at next week’s international TV trade convention. It comes six months after the doc, premiered theatrically six months after following a festival run that saw it premiere at Big Sky and feature at Slamdance, IFF Boston and the Florida Film Festival.

Stolen Kingdom delves into the history of mischief, scandal, and theft at Walt Disney World ultimately leading to the theft of an animatronic valued at nearly half a million dollars. It centers on the infamous 2018 heist of “Buzzy” from Epcot and covers the urban explorers that chase abandoned locations at the theme park.

Directed by Bailey, who wrote it with Matthew Serrano, it is produced by Bailey, Slater Wayne, Brandon Pickering, Colin Alexander and Sam Fraser and exec produced by Jake Williams, Joshua Koopman and Sammie Astaneh. Antenna Releasing is the North American distributor.

Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty composed the original score for the documentary.

“We’re thrilled to include Stolen Kingdom as a part of our growing slate of international releases,” said BayView’s Craig Sussman and Selena Paskalidis. “Director Joshua Bailey did a fantastic job executing this passion project about mischief and misdeeds at Walt Disney World and we can’t wait to release it into the international market.”