Here’s the trailer for FREAKONOMICS, which will be available for your viewing pleasure in ONE WEEK (see below). As previously mentioned — this is the first big movie project I’ve been involved in. The film is comprised of four short chapters each by a different (outstanding) doc director, plus little interstitials by another (superlative) director to tie it all together.
I collaborated with director Eugene Jarecki on “It’s Not Always A Wonderful Life” (an adaptation of Chapter Four of the book) throughout the process, a process which from our first idea conversations to amazing & huge team pushing to the finish line lasted over two years. The approach had two cornerstones, first to draw an ironic connection to the timeless Capra film, and second to use animation and motion design to illustrate Levitt’s theories and more importantly - his approach to the world, his perspective. Thanks to Matt Foglia and Brian Oakes for a great many months working on this with me! My continuing feeling is that while sometimes I come down closer to the side of Levitt’s critics, I continue to be wowed by his way of looking at the world. His perspective is fresh and valuable regardless of whether all the shocking claims he make hold up in the long run, and I hope that is where the film excels.
Magnolia, the distributor, is “FLIPPING THE WINDOW” by releasing the film on iTunes & on demand F1RST. iTunes is in ONE WEEK on September 3rd, and then it opens in these theaters, including my childhood art house haven the Kendall (in Cambridge), on October 1st!
As mentioned in previous posts… other new work coming soon! Or, I hope soon, so I can stop living in this cave.
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