These Amazing Shadows

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These Amazing Shadows
TAS Poster view-2 LATER IN THE DAY.jpg
Theatrical Poster by Brian Oakes
Directed byPaul Mariano
Kurt Norton
Written byKurt Norton
Paul Mariano
Doug Blush
Produced by Christine O'Malley
Starring Christopher Nolan
John Waters
Barbara Kopple
Tim Roth
John Lasseter
Wayne Wang
Julie Dash
CinematographyFrazer Bradshaw
Edited byDoug Blush
Alex Calleros
Music byPeter Golub
Production
company
Gravitas Docufilms
Distributed by Sundance Selects
Release date
  • January 22, 2011 (2011-01-22)(Sundance)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

These Amazing Shadows is a 2011 documentary film which tells the history and importance of the National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

Contents

The documentary was directed by Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton and was an official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the Documentary Premieres category.

These Amazing Shadows is distributed under the Independent Film Channel (IFC) brand, Sundance Selects, and was broadcast on the American television PBS series, Independent Lens, on December 29, 2011. [1]

Cast

Production

These Amazing Shadows was filmed in New York City, San Francisco, California, Culpeper, Virginia, Los Angeles, California and Washington, District of Columbia. [2] Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton and Christine O'Malley are the producers of the documentary. [3]

Graphic design and motion graphics by Brian Oakes of New York City. Oakes was assisted by motion graphics artist Natella Kataev. Brian Oakes directed, JIM: The James Foley Story (2016).

Producer Christine O'Malley (with husband Patrick Creadon) credits include the documentaries Wordplay (2006), I.O.U.S.A. (2008), If You Build It (2014), and All Work No Play (2015).

Cinematographer Frazer Bradshaw director of photography credits include the documentary, Babies and Informant . Bradshaw directed, Everything Strange and New, which was nominated for a 2011 Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature and a 2009 Gotham Awards for Breakthrough Director; won the 2009 CineVision Award, 2009 Marlon Riggs Award and 2009 San Francisco International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize.

Co-editor Doug Blush. His editing credits include the Best Documentary Oscar nominee The Invisible War (2012), Best Documentary Oscar-winning Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013), and Bes Original Song nominee The Hunting Ground (2015).

Co-editor Alex Calleros is part owner of the film production company, Finite Films, along with Michael Tucker and Ryan McDuffie. Calleros was the lead editor on the documentary, Being George Clooney (2016).

Color grading by Chris Martin of SpyPost, San Francisco, California.

Post production supervisor by Matt Radecki of Different by Design, Los Angeles, California.

Legal services by Michael C. Donaldson of Donaldson & Callif, Los Angeles, California.

Sound re-recording by Laurence A. Ellis, C.A.S. of MaxPost, Los Angeles, California.

These Amazing Shadows trailer was cut by Stephen Garrett of Kinetic Trailers of New York City.

Music

These Amazing Shadows: Music from the Documentary
Film score by
Peter Golub
ReleasedMay 10, 2011 (May 10, 2011)
Genre Soundtrack
Length30:00
Label Lakeshore Records

Peter Golub ( Countdown to Zero ) scored These Amazing Shadows during the fall of 2010. The music was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted byRichard Hein) and recorded at the Smecky Studios in Prague, Czech Republic.

The score was orchestrated by Peter Golub and Philip Klein, edited by Scott Johnson, contracted by Ted Hinkley, recorded by Michael Pekarek and the music preparation was done by Nicholas Greer. Mr. Golub was assisted in Prague by Czech translator, Staniaslave Vomacko.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Peter Golub.

These Amazing Shadows: Music from the Motion Picture
No.TitleLength
1."Main Titles"2:04
2."Protecting Our Films"1:45
3."Creating the National Film Registry"0:52
4."Preserving Our Cultural Heritage"1:38
5."Into West Side Story"0:32
6."To Kill a Mockingbird Montage"1:36
7."These Amazing Shadows"2:05
8."The Land of Nitrate"0:40
9."Dorothy Opens the Door"0:40
10."2001 And Beyond"0:52
11."With Every Laugh, A Tear"1:09
12."Japanese Internment during WWII"2:59
13."The Kennedy Assassination"0:51
14."Gender Bias"0:33
15."Vision of Women Directors"1:13
16."Back to the Future Montage"0:59
17."Harlan County Montage"2:30
18."Race and Politics"0:40
19."The Danger of Cinema"0:43
20."Exiles" 
21."Race Issues"0:53
22."The Effect of War"0:56
23."Final Montage: The Power of Movies"4:08

Festival Screenings

Awards

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 75% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. [33]

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, and wrote this "inspiring documentary makes an illuminating case for this vital institution as America’s time capsule and family album." [34]

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