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

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

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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