After 35 years, Milestone Films co-founders give company away — in order to ensure its survival
By: STEPHEN WHITTY | Published: 2025-06-12 15:33:00 | Source: www.njarts.net
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Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, of Milestone Films.
Milestone Films is a mom-and-pop operation — literally.
The two-person distribution company was co-founded 35 years ago by the newly married Dennis Doros and Amy Heller, working out of their Manhattan apartment. Later, drowning in VHS tapes, they moved themselves, and their company, to a house in Harrington Park.
And as their family grew — they have a daughter, now an engineer — so did their ambitions.
As eclectic and independent as its owners. Milestone now distributes well over 200 films, ranging from restored silents (1922’s “Beyond the Rocks,” with Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson) to rediscovered indies (1993’s “Household Saints,” with Lili Taylor and Michael Imperioli.)
Over the years, the…
