| PoliWood | |
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Tim Daly Robin Bronk Robert E. Baruc Jason Sosonoff |
| Cinematography | Aengus James Adam Jandrup |
| Edited by | Aaron Yanes |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
PoliWood is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Tim Daly, Robin Bronk and Robert E. Baruc.
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]
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]
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