This Is Not a Movie (2019 film)
| This Is Not a Movie | |
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| Directed by | Yung Chang |
| Written by | Yung Chang Nelofer Pazira |
| Produced by | Anita Lee Allyson Luchak Nelofer Pazira Ingmar Trost |
| Starring | Robert Fisk |
| Cinematography | Duraid Munajim |
| Edited by | Mike Munn |
| Music by | Justin Small Ohad Benchetrit |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Blue Ice Docs |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
This Is Not a Movie is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Yung Chang and released in 2019.[1] The film profiles the career of Robert Fisk, the influential British war correspondent.[2]
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] In 2020, with its commercial distribution plan disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Blue Ice Docs made the film available for online streaming rental in conjunction with a number of film festivals and independent theatres, including the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[2] the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[3] the Reel Shorts Film Festival[4] and the Kelowna Rotary Centre for the Arts.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simon Houpt, "Robert Fisk manages complex, grim realities: From Northern Ireland to Middle East, new film by Yung Chang follows British journalist during his time reporting from frontlines of conflicts". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Simon Houpt, "Journalism documentary This Is Not a Movie plays like Robert Fisk's greatest hits and misses: Yung Chang's new National Film Board doc looks at the career of the veteran British foreign correspondent". The Globe and Mail, May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Stay home with Cinefest: Documentaries available to stream at home". Sudbury Star, May 17, 2020.
- ^ John Watson, "Reel Shorts Film Festival launches online cinema". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Kelowna's Rotary Centre launches digital art and culture series amid COVID-19". Kelowna Capital News, May 7, 2020.
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