PoliWood is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Tim Daly, Robin Bronk and Robert E. Baruc.
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Tim Daly Robin Bronk Robert E. Baruc Jason Sosonoff |
| Cinematography | Aengus James Adam Jandrup |
| Edited by | Aaron Yanes |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editThe Democratic and Republican National Conventions held in 2008 during the United States presidential election that year are examined in depth in PoliWood, which features interviews with well-known Hollywood celebrities like Susan Sarandon and Anne Hathaway.[1]
Interviewees
edit- Richard Abramowitz
- Stephen Baldwin
- Annette Bening
- Ellen Burstyn
- Rachael Leigh Cook
- Bradley Cooper
- David Crosby
- Alan Cumming
- Tim Daly
- Charlie Daniels
- Robert Davi
- Dana Delany
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Tom Fontana
- Danny Glover
- Anne Hathaway
- Spike Lee
- Blanche Lincoln
- Josh Lucas
- Frank Luntz
- Matthew Modine
- Tom Morello
- Lawrence O'Donnell
- David Paterson
- Gloria Reuben
- Susan Sarandon
- Richard Schiff
- Ron Silver
- Arlen Specter
- Sting
- Lynn Whitfield
- will.i.am
- Zooey Deschanel
Debuts and receptions
editPoliWood had its premiere at Tribeca Film y 1, 2009[2] and continued screening through various film festivals including the 2009 Maryland film festival,[3] Austin Film Festival,[4] Denver Starz Film Festival[5] and the 2010 Sedona Film Festival and Artivist Film Festival. It also got a special screening at Paley Center for Media in New York on October 29, 2009. The event was attended by Poliwood director and producers. It had its TV premiere November 2, 2009 on Showtime.[6]
References
edit- ^ Lowry, Rich (1929-01-15). "Smile! You're in PoliWood". Politico. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "Tribeca Film Festival highlights". Variety. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2] Archived November 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Husted: Film release brings stars back to Denver". The Denver Post. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ [3][dead link]
External links
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