William Eggleston in the Real World

2005 American documentary film

August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31)

Running time

86 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

William Eggleston in the Real World is a documentary film about the photographer William Eggleston directed by Michael Almereyda and released in 2005.^[2]^[1]^[3]^[4]

Details

The film reveals the deep connection between William Eggleston's personality and his work, and also reveals his parallel commitments as a musician, draftsman and videographer. The film follows Eggleston on trips to Kentucky, Los Angeles, New York City and Memphis, where Eggleston lives.

The film was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary from the Independent Filmmaker Project at the Gotham Awards 2005.^[5]^[6]

Heather Parks and James Patterson were associate producers; Donald Rosenfeld and Alexis Zoullas were executive producers.^[2]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Martel, Ned (31 August 2005). "A Look at the South Through a Lens, Truly". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)", IMDb. Accessed 8 August 2014.
^ "A very singular vision", The Daily Telegraph. Accessed 8 August 2014.
^ "William Eggleston In the Real World (2005)", BBC. Accessed 8 August 2014.
^ "Gotham Awards Nominations Announced", Filmmaker (magazine). Accessed 8 August 2014.
^ "'Brokeback,' 'Capote' Get Gotham Award Nods", Fox News Channel. Accessed 8 August 2014.
^ "William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)", The New York Times. Accessed 8 August 2014.