Albert Maysles and D A Pennebaker on Making the Film Primary
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Channel: The Paley Center for Media · 2015 · Entertainment
Al Maysles, D A Pennebaker, and Robert Drew reunited at the Paley Center on October 6, 2010, to screen and discuss creating the groundbreaking documentary Primary (1960), the film about the Kennedy/Humphrey primary that lead to a new form of filmmaking, as well as examine the enduring legacy of cinema verité. "[Primary] gave me the instinct, if you will, to just let things happen." -Albert Maysles ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
