Thanks to Cinema Guild, you may have the chance to finally (legally) see Thom Anderson’s documentary Los Angeles Plays Itself. The film has occasionally popped up at film festivals and on YouTube, but is now up for a digital distribution deal, first reported by Indiewire.

Los Angeles Plays Itself is a video essay chronicling the “character” of L.A. and its most famous locales. The 169-minute film hasn’t previously seen distribution due to the use of 169 minutes of legally protected clips from a number of other films. In 2012, Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 seemed to be facing a similar fate, and its eventual release may have paved the way for Los Angeles Plays Itself.

It is not immediately known when or where Los Angeles Plays Itself will be available nor if it will be available for free or on a paid service like Netflix. Cinema Guild expects it to be released some time this fall. The distributor’s deal also includes other selected work from Thom Anderson.

Neighboring Sounds, which had its U.S. premiere in the New Directors/New Films program earlier this year, has slowly been building buzz over the last several months. After immediately getting its U.S. rights snatched up by The Cinema Guild. According to Ryan Krivoshey (from The Cinema Guild), “It completely blew us away. I’m tempted to say Kleber Mendonça Filho is a director to watch, except that he’s already delivered a work that is a must-see. We can’t wait for audiences to discover this film.” Here’s a brief synopsis:

“Life in a middle-class neighborhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of a private security firm. Intended to bring a sense of safety and calm, the mysterious firm instead exposes the residents’ long-repressed discontents and anxieties, setting in motion a series of events that will forever change this once sleepy community.”

Based on the trailer it looks like Neighboring Sounds is going to be an intense film. Neighboring Sounds will get a limited release by The Cinema Guild this fall.

Watch Neighboring Sounds official trailer: