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| starring = [[Devin Ratray]], [[Adrian Grenier]], [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Frank Luntz]], [[Carol Connors]], [[George W. Bush]] |
| starring = [[Devin Ratray]], [[Adrian Grenier]], [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Frank Luntz]], [[Carol Connors]], [[George W. Bush]] |
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| music = Alexandra Gordon, Kerry Shaw, Carol Connors, Devin Ratray, Sebastian Doggart |
| music = Alexandra Gordon, Kerry Shaw, [[Carol Connors]], [[Devin Ratray]], [[Sebastian Doggart]] |
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| cinematography = [[Matthew Woolf]] |
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| editing = Dan Madden, Diana Decilio |
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'''Courting Condi''' is a feature length movie by British filmmaker [[Sebastian Doggart]] that paints a portrait of US Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] by following the quest of one love-struck soul, Devin Ratray, to win her heart. Ratray, an actor who played Buzz in [[Home Alone]], is a portly website designer, musician and besotted admirer of Condi who travels across America, learning more about Rice from those who knew her. He is given courtship advice by his friend [[Adrian Grenier]], and presented with a power ballad to send to Condi from Oscar nominated songwriter [[Carol Connors]]. When he arrives in [[Washington DC]], he is assisted by Republican strategist [[Frank Luntz]], and counseled by [[Newsweek]] editor [[Eleanor Clift]]. |
'''Courting Condi''' is a feature length movie by British filmmaker [[Sebastian Doggart]] that paints a portrait of US Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] by following the quest of one love-struck soul, [[Devin Ratray]], to win her heart. Ratray, an actor who played Buzz in [[Home Alone]], is a portly website designer, musician and besotted admirer of Condi who travels across America, learning more about Rice from those who knew her. He speaks to her childhood friends in Birmingham, Alabama, meets her teachers and performs at Red Rocks in Denver, Colorado [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.Channel&ChannelID=289928851]; follows her rise to Provost of [[Stanford University]] in California. In [[Los Angeles]], he is given courtship advice by his friend [[Adrian Grenier]], and presented with a power ballad to send to Condi from Oscar nominated songwriter [[Carol Connors]]. When he arrives in [[Washington DC]], he is assisted by Republican strategist [[Frank Luntz]], and counseled by [[Newsweek]] editor [[Eleanor Clift]]. |
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The film is the first ever musical docu-comedy in the history of cinema, and innovatively combines interviews, archive footage, animated stills, dramatizations and original songs. [http://www.courtingcondi.com/] |
The film is the first ever musical docu-comedy in the history of cinema, and innovatively combines interviews, archive footage, animated stills, dramatizations and original songs. [http://www.courtingcondi.com/] |
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An initial version of the film screened at the IFC Center in [[New York City]] in April 2007, [http://www.filmcollection.org] and led to [[Discovery Communications]] providing $150,000 financing for the film. In February 2008, [[Channel 4]] in the UK provided further financing for the film. [http://www.channelfour.com] The film is scheduled for general international release in August 2008 and for transmission on Channel 4 in October 2008. |
An initial version of the film screened at the IFC Center in [[New York City]] in April 2007, [http://www.filmcollection.org] and led to [[Discovery Communications]] providing $150,000 financing for the film. In February 2008, [[Channel 4]] in the UK provided further financing for the film. [http://www.channelfour.com] The film is scheduled for general international release in August 2008, coinciding with the build-up to the 2008 presidential elections, and for transmission on Channel 4 in October 2008. [http://www.firstmediasyndicate.com/Projects/Overview.aspx] |
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[[Category:American documentary films]] |
[[Category:American documentary films]] |
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[[Category:Political documentaries]] |
[[Category:Political documentaries]] |
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[[Category:Romantic musical films]] |
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[[Category:2008 films]] |
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Revision as of 19:01, 10 March 2008
| Courting Condi | |
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| Directed by | Sebastian Doggart |
| Written by | Sebastian Doggart |
| Produced by | Sebastian Doggart, Jennifer Latham |
| Starring | Devin Ratray, Adrian Grenier, Condoleezza Rice, Frank Luntz, Carol Connors, George W. Bush |
| Cinematography | Matthew Woolf |
| Edited by | Dan Madden, Diana Decilio |
| Music by | Alexandra Gordon, Kerry Shaw, Carol Connors, Devin Ratray, Sebastian Doggart |
Release date | May 30 2008 |
| Language | English |
Courting Condi is a feature length movie by British filmmaker Sebastian Doggart that paints a portrait of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by following the quest of one love-struck soul, Devin Ratray, to win her heart. Ratray, an actor who played Buzz in Home Alone, is a portly website designer, musician and besotted admirer of Condi who travels across America, learning more about Rice from those who knew her. He speaks to her childhood friends in Birmingham, Alabama, meets her teachers and performs at Red Rocks in Denver, Colorado [1]; follows her rise to Provost of Stanford University in California. In Los Angeles, he is given courtship advice by his friend Adrian Grenier, and presented with a power ballad to send to Condi from Oscar nominated songwriter Carol Connors. When he arrives in Washington DC, he is assisted by Republican strategist Frank Luntz, and counseled by Newsweek editor Eleanor Clift.
The film is the first ever musical docu-comedy in the history of cinema, and innovatively combines interviews, archive footage, animated stills, dramatizations and original songs. [2]
An initial version of the film screened at the IFC Center in New York City in April 2007, [3] and led to Discovery Communications providing $150,000 financing for the film. In February 2008, Channel 4 in the UK provided further financing for the film. [4] The film is scheduled for general international release in August 2008, coinciding with the build-up to the 2008 presidential elections, and for transmission on Channel 4 in October 2008. [5]