PoliWood
| PoliWood | |
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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 |
PoliWood is a 2009 documentary film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Tim Daly, Robin Bronk and Robert E. Baruc.
Synposis
The Democratic and Republican National Conventions held in 2008 during the USA Presidential Elections are examined in depth in PoliWood, which features interviews with well-known Hollywood celebrities like Susan Sarandon and Anne Hathaway.[1]
Cast
- Richard Abramowitz as himself
- Stephen Baldwin as himself
- Annette Bening as herself
- Ellen Burstyn as herself
- Rachael Leigh Cook as herself
- Bradley Cooper as himself
- David Crosby as himself
- Alan Cumming as himself
- Tim Daly as himself
- Charlie Daniels as himself
- Robert Davi as himself
- Dana Delany as herself
- Giancarlo Esposito as himself
- Tom Fontana as himself
- Danny Glover as himself
- Anne Hathaway as herself
- Spike Lee as himself
- Blanche Lincoln as herself
- Josh Lucas as himself
- Frank Luntz as himself
- Matthew Modine as himself
- Tom Morello as himself
- Lawrence O'Donnell as himself
- David Paterson as himself
- Gloria Reuben as herself
- Susan Sarandon as herself
- Richard Schiff as himself
- Ron Silver as himself
- Arlen Specter as himself
- Sting as himself
- Lynn Whitfield as herself
- will.i.am as himself
- Zooey Deschanel as herself
Debuts and receptions
PoliWood 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
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ [3][dead link]
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