Our Nixon
Penny Lane / United States / 2013 / Central European Premiere / 85 min.
synopsis
During Watergate, the FBI confiscated more than 500 reels of Super 8 film shot by Nixon’s advisors Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Chapin. The films spent 40 years locked in a government safe. Our Nixon uses this “found footage” as the basis not for an experiment in form, but for a humorous, playful and pertinent commentary on the line between privacy and politics.
“All of Nixon’s men” smile as they run towards the camera, a circus bear circles on a motorcycle, and a pop hit of the time goes: “You’ve been around for such a long time now.” A home video becomes the opening sequence for a television series.
film details
| director: | Penny Lane |
| producer: | Brian L. Frye |
| editing: | Francisco Bello |
contact
Youn Ji
Spittelberggasse 3/14, 1070 Vienna, Austria
youn@autlookfilms.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Central European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2013 |
| section: | Opus Bonum |
| format: | HD |
| language: | English |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Penny Lane |
| original title: | Our Nixon |
| country: | United States |
| year: | 2013 |
| running time: | 85 min. |
