PoliWood

2009 film

May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01) (Tribeca Film Festival)

Running time

90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

PoliWood is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Tim Daly, Robin Bronk and Robert E. Baruc.

Synopsis

The Democratic and Republican National Conventions held in 2008 during the United States presidential election that year are examined in depth in PoliWood, which features interviews with well-known Hollywood celebrities like Susan Sarandon and Anne Hathaway.^[1]

Interviewees

Richard Abramowitz
Stephen Baldwin
Annette Bening
Ellen Burstyn
Rachael Leigh Cook
Bradley Cooper
David Crosby
Alan Cumming
Tim Daly
Charlie Daniels
Robert Davi
Dana Delany
Giancarlo Esposito
Tom Fontana
Danny Glover
Anne Hathaway
Spike Lee
Blanche Lincoln
Josh Lucas
Frank Luntz
Matthew Modine
Tom Morello
Lawrence O'Donnell
David Paterson
Gloria Reuben
Susan Sarandon
Richard Schiff
Ron Silver
Arlen Specter
Sting
Lynn Whitfield
will.i.am
Zooey Deschanel

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.
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^ [2] Archived November 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Husted: Film release brings stars back to Denver". The Denver Post. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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