Program 16 From Innovation to Institution
The War Room
- 1993 / Color / 35mm / 96 min
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Photography: Nick Doob, D.A. Pennebaker
Sound: David Dawkins, Chris Hegedus
Assistant Editor: Rebecca Baron
Associate Editor: Erez Laufer
Executive Producers: Wendy Ettinger, Frazer Pennebaker
Producers: R.J. Cutler, Wendy Ettinger, Frazer Pennebaker
Associate Producer: Cyclone Films
Source: Pennebaker Hegedus Films
Starting with Primary, Direct Cinema has had a special relationship to American elections. Hegedus and Pennebaker’s film on the Clinton campaign captures a transitional moment in political strategy, led by two charismatic, media-savvy upstarts.