A Place in Time

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A Place in Time
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Directed by Angelina Jolie
Produced bySam Connelly
Holly Goline
CinematographyKent Harvey
Edited byKurt Engfehr
Music by Wyclef Jean [1]
Release date
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Place in Time is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Angelina Jolie in her directorial debut.

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Synopsis

The film takes a look at the daily lives of people in more than two dozen countries around the world during the course of a week. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

[3] [4] It was Jolie's directorial debut.

Release

On Friday, April 27, 2007, Jolie, Wyclef Jean, Jude Law, Hilary Swank, and others involved in the film debuted it at New York City's Tribeca Film Festival. [5] The audience included over 600 New York high-school students. [1] It was distributed through the National Education Association. [3]

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