Entertainment network EPIX announced Monday that Altman, a 90-minute EPIX Original Documentary on filmmaker Robert Altman produced and directed by Ron Mann, will make its World Television Premiere on EPIX on Wednesday, August 6, at 8PM ET.

Featuring rare interviews, clips from his films, and insightful musings from key collaborators and family members, Altman offers a portrait of the filmmaker often called the father of independent cinema.

“Robert Altman was one of the greatest American filmmakers of our time,” said Mark Greenberg, EPIX president and CEO. “He was a risk taker whose style of storytelling inspired his fellow filmmakers and delighted actors.”

Along with the television premiere on August 6, EPIX will present Altman’s The Long Goodbye and Popeye as part of the evening’s celebration, and will feature a slate of his films all month on EPIX On Demand.

Altman an EPIX Original Documentary is produced by Ron Mann of Sphinx Productions, in association with The Movie Network, a Division of Bell Media Inc., Movie Central, and with the participation of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, Rogers Documentary Fund, Rogers Cable Network Fund, the Canada Media Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and directed by Ron Mann. Jill Burkhart is the executive producer for EPIX.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF).