| Director: | Joe Beshenkovsky, James A. Smith |
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| Production: | Deep Cut |
| Running Time: | 93’ |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Cinematographer: | Karina Silva, Stefanos Kafatos |
| Editor: | Joe Beshenkovsky |
| Music: | Katya Richardson |
| Sound: | Joshua Paul Johnson |
| As themselves: | Calista Carradine, David Carradine |
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In 1975, television star David Carradine came up with a novel way to forge a relationship with his estranged daughter Calista: he would make a movie with her. Our documentary tells the story of David and Calista’s relationship through the lens of their unfinished, years-long film project, an epic telling of the life of the Dutch courtesan and spy, Mata Hari.
When we began to unravel the mystery behind David Carradine’s unfinished film, Mata Hari, what immediately attracted us was Carradine’s intention to shoot the film over the course of fifteen years, watching his daughter Calista, playing the lead role, grow up over the course of the project.
But as we reassembled the dailies from the film and learned more about their relationship and the events surrounding the making of their dream project, it became clear how their real lives began to mirror the characters and events of their film, sometimes with tragic outcomes. The film we set out to make was the story of a father and daughter seeking to communicate through art, and the story of Calista, determined to find closure with the role that once defined her.
PRODUCTION:
Deep Cut - James A. Smith, Joe Beshenkovsky
397 Flatbush Ave 3R
11238 Brooklyn, United States of America
Tel: +1 617-838-3036
E-mail: connect@deepcut.media
Web: www.deepcut.media
Social Media: @deepcutfilms, @jjmcshabby, @smithjworks - Instagram
WORLD SALES:
William Morris Endeavor – Ryan McNeily
9601 Wilshire Blvd
90210 Beverly Hills, United States of America
Tel: +1 310-285-9000
E-mail: rmcneily@wmeagency.com
Web: http://www.wmeagency.com
PRESS OFFICE:
Tiffany Malloy
Tel: +1 (201) 925-1122
E-mail: malloy@tiffical.com
