Henry Fonda for President
Synopsis
A personal essay about the United States, viewed through the life and work of a movie actor. Henry Fonda and the roles he played merge into a dazzling and conflicted figure. A very private man who thought he had "no good answers to anything" becomes the unlikely anchor of a parallel history. His voice, recorded in 1981, and his onscreen avatars guide us through America's past and present – on a road trip from the village of Fonda, NY, across the Midwest to the Pacific; from 1651 to the 1980s and the presidency of another movie actor. It takes many places and times and characters to imagine an invisible republic – the United States of Fonda.Festivals/Awards
among others2024
74 BERLINALE – Forum
Special Jury Prize – BAFICI Buenos Aires
39 DOK.fest Munich
JEONJU International Film Festival
Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bologna
Dokudays Kiew
Midnight Sun Film Festival Sodankylä
FICUNAM Mexico City
Chantal Akerman Prize – Jerusalem International Film Festival
Audience Award – I Mille Occhi Triest
Time of History Special Award - SEMINCI Valladolid
Viennale
22 doclisboa
Special Jury Prize – Cineuropa Santiago de Compostela
Cast and Crew
- Director Alexander Horwath
Original Languages
German
English
Production Company
Medea Film Factory GmbHLützowplatz 9, 10785 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 25295330
Fax: +49 30 25295332
info@medeafilm.dehttp://www.medeafilm.com
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