Audience of One (film)
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| Audience of One | |
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| Directed by | Michael Jacobs |
| Produced by | Alec Farbman Gary Jacobs Randy Woods Michael Jacobs Zack Sanders Matthew Woods |
| Starring | Richard Gazowsky |
| Music by | Jeff Forrest |
| Cinematography | Jim Granato Michael Jacobs |
| Editing by | Kyle Henry |
| Distributed by | Revolve Productions |
| Release date(s) | 9 March 2007 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Audience of One is an award-winning 2007 documentary directed by Michael Jacobs that premiered on 9 March 2007 at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
[edit] Overview
It follows the story of a San Francisco pentecostal minister Richard Gazowsky on his quest to shoot a groundbreaking fantasy film called Gravity: The Shadow of Joseph (described by him as "Star Wars meets The Ten Commandments"). The film follows him and members of his church as they go through pre-production and fly to Alberobello, Italy for initial shooting that turns out to be marred with difficulties. After returning home, Gazowsky manages to arrange a lease of the Treasure Island film studio, but as their promised financing from German investors never materializes, they get evicted - and eventually sued - by the city of San Francisco for not paying their rent. The final part of the film shows Gazowsky, still determined to make his film, presenting what appears to be a global domination plan to members of his church.
[edit] Awards
- 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival - Special Jury Award
- 2007 Silverdocs Film Festival - Beyond Belief Award
- 2007 San Francisco DocFest - Audience Award
- 2007 BendFilm Festival - Special Jury Prize for Documentary
- 2008 ZagrebDox Film Festival - International Critics' Jury Award
- 2008 ZagrebDoX Film Festival - Mali pečat for Best Young Director
