Kate plays Christine /
In July 1974, 29-year-old TV host Christine Chubbuck went on air in Sarasota, Florida for her morning talk show "Suncoast Digest" and shot herself on live TV. The incident became a national news story and is rumored to have been the inspiration for Sidney Lumet's Oscar-winning film Ne...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
GrasshopperFilm,
[2016]
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| Summary: | In July 1974, 29-year-old TV host Christine Chubbuck went on air in Sarasota, Florida for her morning talk show "Suncoast Digest" and shot herself on live TV. The incident became a national news story and is rumored to have been the inspiration for Sidney Lumet's Oscar-winning film Network.This film follows a young actress named Kate Lyn Sheil who is hired to potray Chubbuck in a new film. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as documentary in 2016. "Excerpt from Christine Chubbuck's autobiography written when she was 15 years old." |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Awards: | Sundance Film Festival, 2016: Screenwriting Award in Documentary (Robert Greene). Sarasota Film Festival, 2016: Terry Porter Visionary Award (Robert Green). IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2016: Grand Prize City of Lisbon - Honorable Mention (Robert Greene). Cinema Eye Honors Awards, 2017: The Unforgettables (Kate Lyn Sheil) |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Sean Price Williams; original music, Keegan DeWitt; executive producer, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos; production executive for Faliro House, Joseph Alan Croisant. |