Directed by Robert Drew • 1963 • United States
CRISIS: BEHIND A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT provided filmmaker Robert Drew, his crew and his audience the rare opportunity to watch a President of the United States deal with a national crisis. In this case, the crisis of the title was the attempted integration of the University of Alabama by African-American students by the Kennedy Administration and the machinations of then Governor George Wallace to stop them.
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Faces of November
Directed by Robert Drew • 1964 • United States
An intimate portrait of President John F. Kennedy’s funeral in November of 1963, this short work crafted by documentarian Robert Drew captures one of the most solemn moments in U.S. history.
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PRIMARY Commentary
In 1961, radio broadcaster and film critic Gideon Bachmann interviewed Drew Associates members Robert Drew, Richard Leacock, and D. A. Pennebaker about the new form of documentary they were in the midst of creating. Presented here, as an audio commentary to the original cut of PRIMARY, is an edit...
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PRIMARY: The Richard Leacock Version
The hour-long PRIMARY was ahead of its time, and no broadcaster would touch it. After the possibility of the film’s being aired at a shorter length was raised, Robert Drew Associates team member Richard Leacock edited it down to a half hour overnight. Leacock and Drew were pleased with this new c...
