Doc Soup Sundays: The Pulitzer at 100

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Jun 26, 2016 11:00 AM
Film Info
Runtime:90 min
Country Listing:USA
Copyright:2016
Rating:STC
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Kirk Simon
Cinema Extra
Cast:Thomas L. Friedman, Toni Morrison, David Remnick, Helen Mirren and more

Description

Doc Soup Sundays: A new spin on Toronto's favourite doc series featuring premieres of the world's best art, culture and design docs.

A star-studded cast of journalists, actors, musicians and more share stories and work from the incredible legacy of the Pulitzer Prize. Now in its 100th year, the Pulitzer remains the gold standard of excellence for journalism and the arts, bolstering extraordinary talent and underlining the importance of a free press in a democracy. Academy and Emmy Award-winning director Kirk Simon’s film features an impressive breadth of people in support of the Pulitzer, with actors including Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber and John Lithgow; journalists Carl Bernstein, Nick Kristof, Thomas Friedman and David Remnick; authors Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz and Ayad Akhtar; and musicians Wynton Marsalis and David Crosby. Join the crowd and discover the incredible impact of a prize established a century ago. 

Director Kirk Simon will participate in a post-screening Skype Q&A.

Tickets: $16 (Bloor members: $12, $10, Free)