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Side by Side

Side by Side

Can film survive our digital future?

20127.21h 39m

Overview

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Directed by Christopher Kenneally
Written by Christopher Kenneally
Produced by Keanu Reeves, Justin Szlasa
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Top Cast

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Self / Host

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

James Cameron

James Cameron

Self

David Fincher

David Fincher

Self

David Lynch

David Lynch

Self

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Self

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Self

Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

Self

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self

Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez

Self

Themes & Keywords

movie businessinterviewcinematographerfilmmakingdocumentary filmmakingfuture visioncelebrity interviewartistic revolutionartistic legacyvision of the futurerevolutionary art

About Side by Side

Side by Side is a documentary film released in 2012 exploring themes of movie business, interview, cinematographer, filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, future vision. Directed by Christopher Kenneally, it stars Keanu Reeves, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron. Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

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