A Film I Shot Just Won (tied) the Critics Choice Award for Best Sports Documentary

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I got a nice phone call this morning. I found out that the documentary I shot in 2017, "Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes"
that has been showing on HBO for the past 8 months just won (tied) the 2020 Critics Choice Award for Best Sports Documentary.
We tied for the award with "Athlete A" from Netflix. HBO is getting the film nominated for a Peabody Award my friend, the director told me also. Pretty cool.

https://www.criticschoice.com/2020/...th-annual-critics-choice-documentary-award-2/

For anyone who thinks you need the best, most state of the art equipment to shoot compelling documentaries, I shot this in 1080 with the C100 MKI and the Atomos Ninja Blade using still lenses, my ancient Nikon Ai set fron the 70s.
 
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That has to feel really good. Good on you and your partners. Hopefully, it is a shot in the arm (oy) in these depressing times.
 
Thanks guys. It's weird for a project you shot 3-4 years ago to have a life of it's own
but apparently this one does and it does feel good. I'm so happy for my friend who was
the producer/director/writer who has the relationship with Dick Cavett. It's been an interesting experience.
 
scorsesefan said:
Congrats, Dan. I've been meaning to check that doc out. Ali and Cavett had a really interesting relationship...
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It's funny that we won the best sports documentary yet when you watch the film, it's not really about sports, it's about Ali's personal life, Nation of Islam, Farrakhan, Malcom X, his personal demons. There are only a few boxing clips in the film. He was on Cavett's show eleven times but in real life, they had a wonderful friendship and that's the crux of the film.
 
Congrats Dan! That's awesome. Definitely gonna watch it when I churn back to HBO next. Or is it online elsewhere now too?
 
A few hours ago, I had dinner at a Sino-German restaurant and I am already hungry for power.

(and, yes, there's a point to the joke. I did not write it)
 
ahalpert said:
Congrats Dan! That's awesome. Definitely gonna watch it when I churn back to HBO next. Or is it online elsewhere now too?
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Thank you Abe. As far as I know, it's still only on HBO, it opened at SXSW in 2018 and played a few film festivals before HBO acquired it.
 
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