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.
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 and continued screening through various film festivals including the 2009 Maryland film festival, Austin Film Festival, Denver Starz Film Festival 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.
References
External links
American documentary films
2000s English-language films
Documentary films about American politics
Films directed by Barry Levinson
2009 films
2009 documentary films
2000s American films
