Hal (2018 film)

Hal is a 2018 American documentary film by Amy Scott about the film director Hal Ashby.[3] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January and was released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories[4] on September 7, 2018.[5]

Hal
Directed byAmy Scott
Distributed byOscilloscope Laboratories
Release date
  • January 2018 (2018-01) (Sundance)
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
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Running time
88 min [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

The film is a celebration of his life and work set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America and an even more dramatic shift in filmmaking. Once the toast of New Hollywood, his rise and fall became another story of art against the film industry.[6]

Reception

Rolling Stone included the film in its "10 Best Documentaries of 2018"[7] and Entertainment Weekly included it in its "Sundance 2018: The 11 best films of this year's festival".[8]

It earned a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.[9]

It was nominated for a Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures.[10]

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