COUNTRY: USA YEAR: 2022 RUNTIME: 93 min
DIRECTED BY: Jennifer Tiexiera, Camilla Hall
LANGUAGE(S): English
SUBTITLES: German, English
SCRIPT: Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera, Lauren Saffa
PRODUCED BY: Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera, Joe Caterini, Margie Ratliff
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Zachary Shields
EDITED BY: Lauren Saffa
SCORE: Jonathan Kirkscey, Rafaël Leloup
SCREENINGS
SYNOPSIS
SUBJECT explores the life-altering experience of sharing one’s life on screen through key participants of acclaimed documentaries THE STAIRCASE, HOOP DREAMS, THE WOLFPACK, CAPTURING THE FIREDMANS and THE SQUARE. These erstwhile documentary “stars” reveal the highs and lows of their experiences as well as the everyday realities of having their lives put under a microscope. Also featuring commentary from such influential names in the doc world as Kirsten Johnson, Sam Pollard, Thom Powers and Sonya Childress, the film unpacks vital issues around the ethics and responsibility inherent in documentary filmmaking.
As tens of millions of people consume documentaries in an unprecedented “golden era,” SUBJECT urges audiences to consider the often profound impact on their participants.
Jennifer Tiexiera
Jennifer Tiexiera is an award-winning documentary director, producer and editor. With her films, she won awards at the Outfest Film Festival and at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Jennifer Tiexiera (co-director/producer) and Camilla Hall (co-director/producer) met at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017 at the premieres of their films A SUITABLE GIRL (Tiexiera) and COPWATCH (Hall). They felt a deep connection through their experiences in filmmaking and their feelings about the industry and decided to make SUBJECT together.
Together with Rita Baghdadi they founded Lady & Bird in 2021.
P.S. Burn This Letter Please (2020), Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo (2022), Subject (2022)
Camilla Hall
Camilla Hall is a director and producer of both films and documentaries. Prior to filmmaking, she was an award-winning journalist.
She is currently working on films between London and Los Angeles. SUBJECT is her third independent documentary feature film.
Copwatch (2017), Garenne (2021), Kingdom of Dreams (2022), Subject (2022)
WEBSITE: https://www.subject.film/
PRODUCTION: Lady & Bird Films
WORLD SALES: Autlook Filmsales (welcome@autlookfilms.com)