Happy Mother´s Day
Richard Leacock, Joyce Chopra / United States / 1963 / Czech Premiere / 30 min.
synopsis
This controversial film has provoked a discussion about manipulating the audience's opinion. It pretends to lay out the objective events surrounding a birth of quintuplets, while in reality putting forward a meticulously thought-out piece, prompting the viewer to wake up to the absurdity of the campaign. The film strives for committed objectivity rather than comprehensiveness.
biography
Richard Leacock (1921-2011), who worked with Robert Flaherty in his youth, was known first as an experimenter and later primarily as a cameraman at Drew Associates, practicing the concept of “live camera”.
more about film
| director: | Richard Leacock, Joyce Chopra |
| producer: | Donn Alan Pennebaker, Richard Leacock |
| photography: | Richard Leacock |
| editing: | Richard Leacock, Joyce Chopra |
| sound: | Joyce Chopra |
contact
PENNEBAKER HEGEDUS FILMS / Jane Balfour / Elgin Crescent 122 / W11 2JN / London / England / janebalfour@btconnect.com / phfilms.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Direct Vérité |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | English |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Richard Leacock, Joyce Chopra |
| original title: | Happy Mother´s Day |
| country: | United States |
| year: | 1963 |
| running time: | 30 min. |
