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 cut; nevertheless, it was not broadcast.
Up Next in The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates
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Robert Drew in His Own Words
Some of the biggest names in documentary history began at Drew Associates. This 2016 piece weaves together multiple interviews with filmmaker Robert Drew to present a portrait of the man who conceived a new way of creating nonfiction cinema, and then marshaled an amazing array of talent to realiz...
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Jill Drew and D. A. Pennebaker on CRISIS
The following conversation between Drew Associates general manager Jill Drew and famed documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was recorded at Pennebaker’s offices in New York in December 2015. The two discuss the early days of Direct Cinema, working for Robert Drew, and the joys and challenges of filming...
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Andrew Cohen on CRISIS and Its Outtakes
There were many feet of exposed film not included in the final cut of CRISIS. In this 2016 documentary, historian Andrew Cohen, author of “Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History,” discusses what was and was not included in the film. Following Cohen’s discussion is a ...
