William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
| William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe | |
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| Directed by | Emily Kunstler Sarah Kunstler |
| Written by | Sarah Kunstler |
| Produced by | Emily Kunstler Sarah Kunstler Jesse Moss Susi Korda Vanessa Hope |
| Cinematography | [Brett Wiley, Martina Radwan] |
| Edited by | Emily Kunstler |
| Music by | Shahzad Ismaily |
| Distributed by | Arthouse Films |
Release dates | Fall, 2009 |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe is a documentary film about the late civil rights attorney William Kunstler directed by daughters Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler that premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.[1]
William Kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century whose clients included Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X,[1], Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, Abbie Hoffman, H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Filiberto Ojeda Ríos and Leonard Peltier. The New York Times called him "the most hated and most loved lawyer in America".
This film is a co-production of the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and will air on the award-winning PBS series P.O.V. in 2010. The film was an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It also received a 2008 grant from the Foundation for Jewish Culture's Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film. Arthouse Films will be releasing the film theatrically in North America in 2009.
References
- ^ a b "2009 Sundance Film Festival announces films in competition. Festival celebrates 25 years of independent filmmaking and cinematic storytelling". Sundance Institute. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
Articles
- Review by Alec Baldwin in The Huffington Post
- Review on Hamptons.com
- Review in the Missoula Independent
- Review in the NYC Independent
- Review in The Hollywood Reporter
- Review from Le Monde
- Review on écrans.fr
- indieWire reports of sale of Kunstler movie to Arthouse Films
- indieWire interviews Emily & Sarah Kunstler
- Review in The Indypendent
- Review in The Stranger
- Review in Variety
- Full Frame Award Winners Press Release
- Traverse City Award Winners Press Release
External links
- Film web site
- ITVS page
- filmmaker web site
- Film Facebook Fan page
- The William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice
- IMDB page
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
- StoptheDrugWar.org
- IFP Market
- Sundance's slate shows film's global reach
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