Black Label Media

Black Label Media is a Los Angeles-based independent film finance and production company founded in 2013 by partners Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, and Thad Luckinbill. The company finances and produces bold, filmmaker-driven films with commercial appeal, targeting mid-level budgets for adult-oriented stories, with a filmography that has grossed over $800 million worldwide and earned 5 Academy Awards. Notable productions include the Academy Award-winning La La Land (2016), Sicario (2015), Only the Brave (2017), Devotion (2022), Reptile (2023), and Die, My Love (2025), directed by Lynne Ramsay and acquired by MUBI for $24 million in a record-breaking deal at the Cannes Film Festival. Since 2013 the company has expanded into television and podcasts, including the scripted podcast The Bystanders (2021).