Hardwood (film)
| Hardwood | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hubert Davis |
| Written by | Hubert Davis |
| Produced by | Peter Starr Erin Faith Young |
| Cinematography | David Tennant |
| Edited by | Hubert Davis |
| Music by | Fraser MacDougal Dave Palmer |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 29 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Hardwood is a 2005 documentary short film about Canadian director Hubert Davis' relationship to his father, former Harlem Globetrotters member Mel Davis. Through interviews with his mother, his father's wife, his half-brother, and Mel Davis himself, Hubert Davis explores why Mel made the decisions that he did, and how that has affected his life.[1]
Hardwood was met with high critical acclaim and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject.[2] It also aired on PBS as part of its Point of View series in 2005.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PBS Synopsis". PBS. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ "NY Times: Hardwood". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
External links
[edit]- Hardwood at IMDb
- P.O.V. Hardwood - PBS's site dedicated to the film
- NFB Web site
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