42 min listen
Chris Hegedus (The War Room | Max, The Criterion Collection)
Chris Hegedus (The War Room | Max, The Criterion Collection)
ratings:
Length:
45 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Renowned cinema verité filmmaker Chris Hegedus, along with her late husband and co-director D.A. Pennebaker, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1993 for “The War Room”, a fleet-footed and entertaining documentary following the brainstorming and bull sessions of Bill Clinton’s crack team of campaign consultants, especially James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, who became media stars in their own right. In her discussion with Tiller, Chris reflects on first getting connected with Pennebaker (3:00), recognizing dramatic verité stories to tell (11:30), meeting the larger-than-life star of “The War Room” James Carville (16:40), shooting only 40 hours on 16mm film (21:10), her and D.A.’s editing process (31:00), and ultimately when to put the paintbrush down (39:00).
Released:
May 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (49)
Nick Rosen & Peter Mortimer (The Alpinist Netflix): Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer make climbing films. by The Dangerous Art of the Documentary