Harvey exposé in the works

THE battle between filmmaker Barry Avrich and IFC Films has flared up again over Harvey Weinstein.

Avrich announced this month that he’d “reedit and re-release” his “Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project,” a controversial 2011 documentary he made on Weinstein, to include recent claims against the mogul. But Page Six has learned that he’s shifted gears to make a whole new film instead after distributor IFC would not give him access to the movie or sell back the rights.

“I felt morally obligated,” said Avrich of making a new movie. “When IFC said they weren’t interested in participating . . . I de- cided I’m just going to make a new film. The scope has widened dramatically — to all of Hollywood.” He claims that the distributor told him, “They wanted to ‘take the high road.’ It’s total BS. ‘Taking the high road’ is their being complicit in protecting Harvey Weinstein.”

But IFC Films told us: “Of the nearly 1,000 films, and more than 100 documentaries, we’ve distributed over our 20-year history, we have never re-tooled or sold any of them back; we keep these films in our library in the form in which they were originally distributed. We have great respect for Barry and wish him well in his next endeavor.”

It’s not the f irst time the director has clashed with IFC: In his 2016 memoir, Avrich alleged that IFC bought his film, then pushed for changes favorable to Weinstein and did not release it in theaters. “Had Harvey instructed IFC to buy my film to control it?” he wrote. But IFC has repeatedly denied the claims.

Either way, Avrich says of his new project, “Every network has reached out.” He’s shooting in NYC, LA and London, and, “thankfully we’ve had A-list participation.” As for any victims who may appear, Avrich says, “The film’s meant to immortalize their experiences and pain, and to let their bravery continue.”