These Amazing Shadows (2011)
The Movies that Make America
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.
- Date of release
- 2011-01-22
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (75)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano
Casting
- Jeff Adachi — Self
- James H. Billington — Self
- Robin Blaetz — Self
- Brooks Boliek — Self
- Charles Burnett — Self
- Jay Carr — Self
- Martin Cohen — Self
- Arlene Damron — Self
- Julie Dash — Self
- Peter Coyote — Self
- Christopher Nolan — Self
- Zooey Deschanel — Self
Interesting facts
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.
Production
These Amazing Shadows was filmed in New York City, San Francisco, California, Culpeper, Virginia, Los Angeles, California and Washington, District of Columbia. Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton and Christine O'Malley are the producers of the documentary.
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).
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