A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Written by:
David Shapiro
Directed by:
David Shapiro
Release Date:
January 27, 2020
Original Title:
Untitled Pizza Movie
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 113
How do you remember somebody in a disposable world? Untitled Pizza Movie sets out to do just that, by weaving an abandoned film about pizza (shot in NYC in the 1990s), and a stunning, filmed archive (thousands of objects), with a remarkable triple portrait, tracing the trajectory of three lives, across thirty years and three continents.
How do you remember somebody in a disposable world? UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE is a six-part limited series, that weaves an abandoned film about pizza (shot in NYC in the 1990s), and a stunning, filmed archive (thousands of objects), with a remarkable triple portrait, tracing the trajectory of three lives, across thirty years and three continents. Written and directed by celebrated filmmaker, David Shapiro, UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE examines the fault lines of class, friendship, filmmaking, and memory.
Cinematography:
Jonathan Kovel
Director:
David Shapiro
Editor:
David Shapiro
Executive Producer:
Gerald Herman
Producer:
David Shapiro
Michael Tubbs
Brendan Doyle
Peter Sillen
Writer:
David Shapiro
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