The directors of this awards season’s documentary hopefuls explain the ticking hearts at the center of their shortlisted films.
Apollo 11, Director: Todd Douglas Miller
Setting the Scene: The pre-launch sequence for the first mission in which humans landed on the moon, featuring Nasa workers and regular citizens alike.
“It encapsulates everything and highlights a lost time — a hot day in 1969 in a fidelity that hasn’t been captured before,” says Miller. “It’s the bridge between what is coming and what’s come before. It’s kind of the pinnacle of human evolution.”
American Factory, Directors: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Setting the Scene: Chinese billionaire and factory owner Cao Dewang reveals doubt in his life’s purpose.
“He says, ‘I’m not sure if I’m a contributor or a sinner,’” says Reichert. Adds Bognar: “He’s been a hard-charging entrepreneur, and now he’s questioning his whole life’s journey.
Apollo 11, Director: Todd Douglas Miller
Setting the Scene: The pre-launch sequence for the first mission in which humans landed on the moon, featuring Nasa workers and regular citizens alike.
“It encapsulates everything and highlights a lost time — a hot day in 1969 in a fidelity that hasn’t been captured before,” says Miller. “It’s the bridge between what is coming and what’s come before. It’s kind of the pinnacle of human evolution.”
American Factory, Directors: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Setting the Scene: Chinese billionaire and factory owner Cao Dewang reveals doubt in his life’s purpose.
“He says, ‘I’m not sure if I’m a contributor or a sinner,’” says Reichert. Adds Bognar: “He’s been a hard-charging entrepreneur, and now he’s questioning his whole life’s journey.
- 1/17/2020
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
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